A Review on 5S Implementation in Industrial and Business Organizations

Abstract

5S is a systematic technique used by organizations comes from five Japanese words: Seiri (sort), Seiton (set in order), Seiso (shine), Seiketsu (standardize), and Shitsuke (sustain). This system helps to organize a work space for efficiency and decrease wasting and optimize quality and productivity via monitoring an organized environment and use visual evidences to obtain more firm results effectiveness. As importance role of 5S implementation in today's organizations, this study aims to review previous studies about benefits of 5S implementation and its efficiency in organizations. Consequently 5S can support the objectives of organization to achieve continuous improvement in performance and productivity.