5S: Foundation for Operations & Personal Excellence

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The book on 5S is a practical guide to building awareness and enabling implementation of 5S in the workplace.It is based on several decades of experience of the author in industry and consultancy.

5S is a Japanese Management approach and a commitment towards improvement of Quality, Productivity,Delivery, Cost, Safety and Morale.The first five words in Japanese-Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke- written in English start with S, hence the term 5S.

5S has to be seen as the very basic tool for improvement. It is not limited to housekeeping. There is a cause behind every dirt in the floor. 5S opens our eyes to these minor problems. It is these minor problems when ignored result in major problems like a fire, machine breakdown or big quality defect resulting in customer returns.

5S is not only for a manufacturing plant. In fact, it does wonders for service industry. The author has...

About the Author

Jitendra M Pant is an executive coach, management consultant and trainer, as well as a visiting professor in few management institutes. He spear heads JEMS Consultancy Services (www.jemsconsultancy.com), a proprietorship unit, specialising in enhancing productivity and organisational effectiveness.

The core areas of work have been operations excellence, total productivity and quality management- 5S, Kaizen, QC tools, Problem solving, Six sigma; project management; entrepreneurship-business plan and innovation; business strategy for SME units; soft skills –communication, presentation, time management, teaming, leadership, to improve career and employability; and people development. The sectors are varied including ceramics (tiles industry), automobile, automobile ancillaries, steel, cement, fertilizers, electronics and electricals, engineering, IT, power, industrial goods, logistics, FMCG, not-for-profit, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, textiles and services.

He is a mechanical engineer from I.I.T. Delhi with post graduation in production and industrial engineering also from IIT-D, and management diploma from UBS, Panjab University, and having over...

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