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5S—Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke

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5S stands for Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke and describes a tool of Lean Management for systematically uncovering waste. The term 5S is usually associated with a tidy and organized workplace, as well as ensuring that this state is maintained. The following chapter introduces the 5S method and, in a practical example, the efficiency of 5S is illustrated through a clamp block model.

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Niemann, J., Reich, B., Stöhr, C. (2024). 5S—Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke. In: Lean Six Sigma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68744-4_2

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