(5SToday.com: Lake Oswego, OR) -- 5SToday.com, which provides products and services relating to 5S, the Japanese process for minimizing errors and mistake-proofing, is offering customers a free 5S guide for the proper implementation of the process.

Frequently used for implementing and maintaining lean operations in manufacturing, 5S stands for:
• Sort—identify, organize, label items
• Set in order—neatness, arrange everything in work area
• Shine—regular cleaning
• Standardize—make it easy to maintain by simplifying and standardizing
• Sustain—discipline, maintain what has been accomplished

When 5S is implemented, facilities benefit from reduced hazards, less clutter, simplified tasks, good workflow, and effective use of space, all of which ultimately lead to process development and enhanced discipline. 

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