"5S" was made-up in Japan, and set for five (5) Japanese words that start with the letter 'S': Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke.
Japanese Term | English translation | Meaning |
Seiri | Put things in order | Throw away all rubbish and unrelated materials in the workplace |
Seiton | Proper arrangement | Set everything in proper place for quick retrieval and storage |
Seiso | Clean | Clean the workplace; everyone should be a warden |
Seiketsu | Standardization | Standardize the approach of maintaining cleanliness |
Shitsuke | Sustaining the discipline | Practice ‘Five S’ every day and makes it a way of life. This also means ‘commitment' |
