The 5S program is an extension of lean management and a way to “clean house” in the workplace, making it a great way to promote efficiency when it comes to manufacturing & distribution. The 5S program ...

The factory was incredibly clean. This maquiladora in northern Mexico was machining and assembling oil pumps, normally a very dirty process. Powered conveyor lines moved products from station to ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- FMX Leonard Wood organization is one of the sites in the Fleet Management Expansion (FMX) Directorate, part of the Field Support Operations Directorate in the Integrated ...

Lean is full of acronyms, and among them is 5S. Alan Mauer, a senior project engineer at medical devices maker Stryker Instruments, discussed the rollout of a 5S program at Stryker Instruments during ...

If there was a simple inexpensive system to use on your factory floor to reduce waste, improve quality and safety, assist in recruiting and retaining good employees, and add handsomely to the bottom ...