Hiroyuki Hirano’s five pillars of the visual workplace: sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain are the most fundamental and often overlooked aspects in continuous improvement initiatives. Together, these concepts form the framework of the 5S System, a set of principles whose simplicity often betrays its powerful impact on the workplace. So much of the 5S System seems like common sense, that it is astonishing how often such seemingly simple practices are absent in manufacturing operations. That is why Productivity Press is proud to bring you 5S for Operators: 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace, a hands-on book that explains the principles, rationale and implementation details of the 5S System. Easy-to-read and apply, each section of the text is loaded with questions, outlines, summaries, diagrams and illustrations. Most importantly, 5S for Operators provides the foundational knowledge that is essential for implementing not just the 5S System, but overall manufacturing improvements like shorter equipment changeovers, just-in-time inventory, total quality management and total productive maintenance. Since its publication in 1996, 5S for Operators has been and continues to be hugely popular, consistently ranking among Productivity's list of top-sellers, and its popularity is not hard to understand. 5S has proven its worth in one company after another, consistently reducing waste, guaranteeing product quality, ensuring safety and increasing the bottom line. With 5S for Operators, the 5S System can have the same profound effect on your operations. To introduce the 5S system and sell its use to executives as well as workers, consider purchasing— 5S System: An Introduction DVD Catalog no. PP5934, Adhering to the principle of efficiency that defines this revolutionary and proven system, this video succinctly explains what is involved, who should participate, and what it will take to get started. |
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21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
effective tool for shop-floor implementationAug 04, 1998
This book is layed out in a basic, easy to use format that makes it effective for shop use. I found it more appropriate than several other publications for use with my mixed management/hourly implementation team.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Very Practical Working ToolMar 08, 1999
This book gets to the nitty-gritty with a well laid out process to follow and brief, yet meaningful, examples of what to do and why. Great for all levels of employees to read and it only takes about 1 hour to get through.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Operational Excellence Team Member (Allvac)Sep 21, 2001
By thomas s shinn III
This book does an outstanding job of conveying the need to start with 5s as the building block of Lean Manufacturing. The material covered is easy to understand and easily conveyed to the employees who are impacted by these practices. I would recommend this book to anyone considering going lean.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Just about touches the "5 S's"....Not detailed enoughDec 30, 2000
I wonder if workers on a shop floor would actually like to sit down and read this book. This touches the 5S's (Organization, Orderliness, Cleanliness, Organized cleanup, and Discipline), but does not give a detailed description of how one is to implement this tool. I recommend another book "5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace", to have a more detailed description of the 5S's. Effective implementation of this tool requires very high participation from senior management to make important decisions. I think workers will not be in a position to implement this tool, and so this book is not very useful.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good 5S informationAug 07, 2009
By RLD
Just finished reading this book. The author states this book is written for the shop floor employees. I think that some of your shop floor employees would benefit from the book, but most would put it down after the first few pages. Technically, it's not difficult to read - the employees that are dedicated to their job would find it useful. Those less dedicated would need this broken down further - more ideas on ways to implement 5S - before they would buy in to the program.
I think that employees tasked with implementation of 5S would find the information in this book to be useful - especially if their work setting is a product company that produces a finite number of different products. Job shops would find the information here a little thin. That will be my next search - to find a 5S book that specializes in 5S for job shop environments, where no standard product exists.
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