Logistics Sub-Sector Land Transportation

 
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Land Transportation - 
Associate 
UNIT: 7.2: 5S at Workplace 
 
Unit Objectives 
At the end of this unit, one will be able to:
1.
State the concept of 5S at the workplace. 
7.2.1 5S Concept 
The concept of 5S originates from Toyota, Japan. All Japanese words start with the alphabet ‘S’ along 
with their meaning in English is given below: 
 
Fig 7.2.1. 5s concept 
1
•
Seiri
•
Sorting
2
•
Seiton
•
Setting in Order
3
•
Seisou
•
Shining
4
•
Seiketsu
•
Standardizing
5
•
Shitsuke
•
Sustaining

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