The Five S's are a quality improvement technique used to establish and maintain organization in a company. It consists of five Japanese words - Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke - which translate to Organization, Neatness, Cleaning, Standardization, and Discipline. Implementing the Five S's improves efficiency, appearance, and self-organization. An example is provided of how United Electric saw real benefits from applying this process.

1. A Quality Improvement Plan THE FIVE S’s By: David Black

19. Flow of the Five S’s (Review) Enforcing the Five S’s SHITSUKE (discipline) Making 1 st 3S’s a daily job SEIKETSU (standard) Keeping the Co. clean SEISO (clean) Everything has its place SEITON (neat) Only keeping nec.item SEIRI (org)