5S or also 5A (German language area) is a workplace organization (methodology), which is used in production but also increasingly in the service sector. It is an idea from Japanese production concepts, which serves as a tool to make workplaces and their environment safe, clean and clear. Without the basic prerequisite of cleanliness and order, neither quality work nor improvement of work processes is possible.

Goals:

• No disturbance
• No searching
• Short transport routes
• Avoidance of waiting time

From this follows: => No waste As a methodical tool, the 5S can be applied in all areas of an organization 5S stands for:

• Seiri: Sort out!
• Seiton: Put down neatly!
• Seiso: Clean!
• Seiketsu: Keep clean!
• Shitsuke: Exercise self-discipline!

However, some translations go to the ?A? Therefore the concept is also known as ?5A?

5A stands for:

• Sort out!
• Tidy up! (Arrange work equipment ergonomically)
• Workplace cleanliness!
• Make arrangement a rule!
• Adhere to and improve all points!

Read more detailed explanation News about 5S:

The philosophy 5S: more than order and cleanliness

Literature: The German 5S Workbook