A hands-on book that explains the principles, rationale and implementation details of the 5S System, this text provides the foundational knowledge that is essential for implementing not just the 5S System, but overall manufacturing improvements 5S is the starting point of any on-the-floor improvement activity and the key to successful change. Teach your workers the basics of 5S: organisation, orderliness, cleanliness, standard cleanup and discipline. Many illustrations, page headers, chapter summaries and application questions.