Tag: 5S

Here is a simple example that I think qualifies as a "5S" example, albeit a non-traditional one. This is a dirty beverage...

Peter Abilla's Shmula Blog Peter pointed me to this example he posted a while back, he says "it's an authentic artifact from Toyota. ...

By Jean Cunningham:Mark's note: Here is the first post from Jean Cunningham. I'm looking forward to her future contributions to the blog....

Jamie's Earlier 5S Column In honor of our new Sponsor, The 5S Store, this is "5S Week" on the Lean Blog. We'll feature commentary from...

Main Page -- January 2007One of the lean newsletters I subscribe to is the "Learning to Lean" newsletter by Darren Dolcemascolo from EMS Consulting....

Click here for the bad example, via ThisIsBroken.comThe sometimes outstanding, sometimes whiny "ThisIsBroken" blog has a funny photo of a cruise ship door that...

Lean manufacturing initiatives increase efficiencies at MoynoHere's a glowing news report about how lean is helping a manufacturing company. Who knows if it's...

By : Daniel Markovitz, TimeBack ManagementNote: This posting is from a guest Blogger, Dan Markovitz, founder and president of TimeBack Management a consulting...

A "shadowboard" is a common method in the Toyota Production System. It is a "5S" method where an outline or solid "shadow" is...

by Jamie FlinchbaughMy monthly column Leading Lean for Assembly Magazine is now published. This month I focus on the staple of lean implementations, 5S,...

As I was walking past a housekeeping storage room at a hotel, I couldn't help but notice that the storage locations were marked on...

Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei Jon Miller makes a clever point about the double meaning, to lean people, of "Red Tags"....