5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace: The Sourcebook for 5S Implementation (For Your Organization!)

I've read a lot of business improvement books and this one takes the cake. It is the best resource available for those who want to improve their work environment. There is a lot to understand about 5S and this book explains all the concepts in great detail. I have been working on implementing 5S at our manufacturing business for the past year and this book gave me the knowledge and confidence to get the ball rolling in the right direction. Our company still has a lot of work to do but we have made huge strides so far. There is a condensed version of this book, "5S for Operators" that can be given to others within your company to get everyone on the same page before you begin with implementation.

As a quality and safety manager for more than 15 years, I STILL found this book to be wonderfully useful. A clean, well structured and smooth functioning work environment MUST be at the basis for quality and productivity. The text is well organized and presented with clearn B&W photos, flow charts and sample forms. Hirano also includes plenty of funny, true life stories to keep the book interesting. Highly recommended.

Just as it was listed

Great. Live it.

This book is amuse for anyone serious about 5 s deployment as a enterprise program. Very dry reading so read in a captive environment e.g. A plane trip. You' be glad you did. Great reference simplistic wisdom.

OK, but not as up to date as some Lean books

I checked this out from the library and read it in one day (I didn't do anything else all day, and I'm a fast reader). Hirano's style is very educational: he resorts to humor, he states his biases clearly, he details step-by-step instructions, he warns about pitfalls, he gives his own insight on overcoming those pitfalls. He walks the walk: the only photo of him in the book is of him cleaning the floor in a factory.For anyone already familiar with Lean Principles, the focus of this book is 5S, of which the English translation is approximately Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain. However, Hirano never or rarely uses those, preferring instead to use more accurate (but less alliterative) words like, Organization, Orderliness, Cleanliness, Standardized Cleanup, and Discipline. He explains strategies for starting and for sustaining these "pillars", such as a ruthless red-tag campaign to initiate organization, signboards to maintain orderliness, and 5S patrols to maintain cleanliness and to improve on what already exists. He includes sample forms and kick-off campaign letters.Best of all, this book shows how 5S is the basis for all other Lean Principles, such as reducing muda and improving throughput. A fantastic resource that I know I will be using over and over.

Number one, it was so easy to grasp the concepts. As we studied each Pillar we summarized the concepts and created Power Point presentations for our team members. There was no technical jibberish nor in depth philosophical ramblings; just what to do and why.Also, I thoroughly enjoyed studying the 5 Pillars and the team members have enjoyed implementing it, though we are not all the way done yet. I just couldn't wait to tell someone how pleased I was with this simple and yet very effective book. It's just the right thing to keep everyone's mind off of the poor economy, especially since we have a little spare time on our hands.

This is the source book for practical implementation of 5S coming from the inventor of the 5S, it contains absolute practical ways to implement and SUSTAIN 5S.Highly recommended.

Is exactly what’s process engineer needs in order to perform 5s

Perfect condition

Ho dato questa valutazione perchè, dopo tante ricerche, ho trovato questo libro ad un prezzo eccellente.Mi è piaciuto molto come l'autore ha impostato il libro e l'aiuto che mi ha dato con esempi concreti nell'applicazione della tecnica.Consiglierei il libro a tutti quelli che vogliono approfondire i temi della lean

Excellent book for the implementation of 5S in the organisation.