<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A useful tool for organizing jobs is the 5S methodology, which is essentially a program structured in five stages to obtain systematically: organization, cleanliness and standardization in the workplace, thus contributing to improving productivity, reducing quality nonconformities and job security problems, being a method that involves employees from all hierarchical levels using standards and discipline. Being a Japanese method for organizing, cleaning, developing and sustaining a productive job, the origin of the name comes from five Japanese words that start with the S sound, respectively: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke. This technique was also adopted by the organizations from the strong economies and, by translating the five words from Japanese into English, resulting in an identical name of this methodology: Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.</p></abstract>

A useful tool for organizing jobs is the 5S methodology, which is essentially a program structured in five stages to obtain systematically: organization, cleanliness and standardization in the workplace, thus contributing to improving productivity, reducing quality nonconformities and job security problems, being a method that involves employees from all hierarchical levels using standards and discipline. Being a Japanese method for organizing, cleaning, developing and sustaining a productive job, the origin of the name comes from five Japanese words that start with the S sound, respectively: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke. This technique was also adopted by the organizations from the strong economies and, by translating the five words from Japanese into English, resulting in an identical name of this methodology: Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.

Set in Order – Fundamental Stage for 5S Methodology

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A useful tool for organizing jobs is the 5S methodology, which is essentially a program structured in five stages to obtain systematically: organization,...

Set in Order – Fundamental Stage for 5S Methodology

Publicado en línea: 20 jul 2020

Páginas: 238 - 244

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2020-0038

Palabras clave
Seiton, Set in Order, Systematization, Arrangement

© 2020 Nicolae Moro, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Set in Order – Fundamental Stage for 5S Methodology

Publicado en línea: 20 jul 2020

Páginas: 238 - 244

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2020-0038

Palabras claveSeiton, Set in Order, Systematization, Arrangement

© 2020 Nicolae Moro, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
Seiton, Set in Order, Systematization, Arrangement