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The 5S continuous improvement approach

Author: Siham BENTALAB

Publication date: October 10, 2011, Review date: November 27, 2016 | Lire en français

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1. 5S QQOQCCP?

1.1 What is the 5S?

5S is an organizational and management tool that involves keeping workstations clean and functional to boost productivity and quality.

It's a tool of Japanese origin, consisting of five steps whose name in Japanese begins with "S". The first three steps are field actions, while the last two are maintenance and continuous improvement actions.

The expression 5S is a mnemonic that represents the first five letters S of the five Japanese words corresponding to the different stages: Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke .

A French translation of these terms is as follows:

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