5S for Operators: 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace (For Your Organization!) (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"I recommend this book to every supervisor who wants a commonsense, inexpensive method for improving quality, productivity, and morale within their department."
Jaymie Randel, Training Coordinator, Douglas and Lomason Co. 06/01/04

This book should be read and studied by all shopfloor managers, supervisors, leaders, and associates looking for a direction to success."
Steven Warywoda, Plant Manager, Douglas & Lomason Co. 06/01/04

Product Description
Operator books are based on the principles of adult learning to meet the reading needs of a shopfloor audience. Written at the appropriate reading level, these books are heavily illustrated with photos and drawings. The text is set up with one concept for every two to four pages so that it can be easily read in chunks; headers and assists in the margin make the significance of each section stand out. Each chapter summarizes main concepts and tools at the beginning and lists application questions at the end. This particular book presents the main concepts and tools from Hirano's 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace. Hirano discusses how the 5S theory fosters efficiency, maintenance, and continuous improvement in all areas of the company, from the plant floor to the sales office. It explains why the 5S's are important and gives the who, what, where, and how of 5S implementation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Productivity Press; 1 edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563271230
• ISBN-13: 978-1563271236
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars effective tool for shop-floor implementation, August 4, 1998

By A Customer

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.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Practical Working Tool, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Operational Excellence Team Member (Allvac), September 21, 2001

By	thomas s shinn III "bosplace1" (monroe, n.c. United States) - See all my reviews

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.