5S to Transform Your Company's Appearance

Author: Hiroshi Hirano
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Now, businesses are facing increasingly complex and highly dynamic market environments. With further developments in diversification, low pricing, high quality, and shortened delivery periods, the competition among companies has become more intense. To survive in such a severe environment, businesses must undergo technological innovation and a series of large-scale reforms. As a result, the basic principles of "Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain" (5S) have become the foundation for business survival and growth. This book starts with the 5S practices around us and primarily introduces the basic principles of 5S. It explains how to create an environment conducive to advancing 5S activities and how to implement 5S. Through this, you will learn how to build a company starting from 5S and engage in practice with a joyful mindset.