
409Chapter seventeen: Control
4. Seiketsu (standardize)
5. Shitsuke (personal discipline)
For American companies, the translated English equivalents are as follows:
• Sort: separate what is needed from what is not
• Straighten: put everything in place
• Scrub: clean and make the workplace spotless
• Standardize: follow routine for cleaning and checking
• Sustain: follow the previous four steps and improvise
The 5S approach is a method of determination to make the workplace organized, keep
it neat and clean, establish standardized questions, and maintain the discipline that is
required for the job. Numerous modications are made for the 5S program. ...