5’S IN

WORKSHOP
KEEPING
 5’S
• Is a reference to a list of five(5)Japanese words translated into English.
This is an approach of organizing and managing the workplace and
workflow with the intent to improve efficiency by eliminating wastes,
improving flow of production and reducing process delays.
S1
S1
SORT

S5 S2
SUSTAIN SET

S4 S3
STANDARDS SHINE
JAPANESE WORDS ENGLISH TRANSLATION

SEIRI SORT-is an action to identify and eliminate all

unnecessary items from your work place and dispose
of them.
SEITON SET IN ORDER
(SYSTEMATIZE)-is to arrange or put every necessary
item in good order so that they can be easily picked
for use or everything is in place.
SEISO SWEEP-is to clean your workplace thoroughly so that
there is no dust on the floor, machines and
equipment.

SEIKETSU STANDARDIZE-(SANITIZE)
is a condition of maintaining high standards of
cleaning and workshop organizational at all times.

SHITSUKE SUSTAIN
(SELF-DISCIPLINE)-self discipline is a condition of
training people to follow cleaning disciplines
independently.