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5s Pocket Guide
Contributor(s): Peterson, James (Author), Smith, Roland (Author)

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 ISBN: 0527763381     ISBN-13: 9780527763381
Publisher: Productivity Press
OUR PRICE: $12.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1998
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Annotation: This pocket guide is designed to enhance awareness of the principles behind the 5S system and identify the impact the 5S's have on improving efficiency and promoting a safe working environment.In a condensed version, the pocket guide outlines a disciplined methodology for implementing 5S.

The book is organized around a six-step method:

  • Planning a course of action
  • Educating the work group
  • Evaluating the work area
  • Initiating the 5S's
  • Measuring the results
  • Maintaining 5S activities

    The benefits of the 5S system are numerous and include: reduced cycle time, increased floor space, reduced lead times, reduced training cycles, lowered accident rate, enhanced communication, and reduced inventory.

    Give this handy pocket guide to all your employees to build 5S awareness throughout your plant.

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    Additional Information
    BISAC Categories:
    - Business & Economics | Total Quality Management
    - Business & Economics | Quality Control
    Dewey: NA
    Physical Information: 0.5" H x 3.4" W x 4.8" L (0.05 lbs) 64 pages
    Features: Illustrated, Table of Contents
     
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    Publisher Description:

    The 5s Pocket Guide is designed to enhance awareness of the principles behind the 5s System and identify its impact on improving efficiency and promoting a safe working environment. Using a condensed format, it outlines a disciplined methodology for implementing 5s, organized around a six-step method.

    The six step method:

    1. Planning a course of action
    2. Educating the work group
    3. Evaluating the work area
    4. Initiating the 5S's
    5. Measuring the results
    6. Maintaining 5S activities

    The innumerable benefits of the 5s System include shorter cycle times, increased floor space, reduced lead times and training cycles, lowered accident rates, enhanced communication, and less inventory. By employing this handy resource, organizations can more easily build employee awareness of 5s throughout their plants, leading to dramatic improvements in productivity, safety, and profitability.
     
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