{"id":23575,"date":"2017-07-02T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T02:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=23575"},"modified":"2017-07-02T21:02:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T02:02:20","slug":"5s-methodology-understanding-and-applying-the-concepts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/5s-methodology-understanding-and-applying-the-concepts\/23575\/","title":{"rendered":"5S Methodology &#8211; Understanding and Applying the Concepts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5s-methodology-lean-tools-manufacturing-quality-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5s-methodology-lean-tools-manufacturing-quality-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5s-methodology-lean-tools-manufacturing-quality-1-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5s-methodology-lean-tools-manufacturing-quality-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/5s-methodology-lean-tools-manufacturing-quality-1-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 5S methodology was developed in Japan, and was identified as one of the techniques that enabled Just-in-time\u00a0manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Two major frameworks for understanding and applying 5S to business environments have arisen, one proposed by Osada, the other by Hirano.<span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span>Hirano provided a structure to improve programs with a series of identifiable steps, each building on its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Variety_of_5S_Applications\"><\/span>The 5S methodology has expanded from manufacturing and is now being applied to a wide variety of industries including healthcare, education, and government. 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