Successful lean companies consider 5S the basis for all improvement. It sets in place standards and rules that are critical for higher-level improvement activities and innovations. It heightens the awareness of all employees in regards to safety, quality, efficiency, cost and time. But it is its tangible contribution of reducing waste through visual control, error-proofing and decreasing the frequency of equipment breakdowns that really impacts on quality, efficiency and cost reduction.

The session is highly interactive. Attendees learn by doing and carry out the activities needed for them to learn the fundamentals of 5S.