5S (Methodology)

Basics

• An orginizational strategy and/or business methodology
• It is based off of five Japanese words: seiri (整理), seiton (整頓), seisō (清掃), seiketsu (清潔), and shitsuke (躾)
  • These have been translated as "Sort", "Set In order", "Shine", "Standardize" and "Sustain"