THE THE JAPANESE 5-SJAPANESE 5-SManagement systemManagement system

Living out the virtue of

order

POSTERS1 – SORT2 – SET IN ORDER3 – SHINE 4 – STANDARDIZE5 - SUSTAIN

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SORTSORT (seiri)

Items in the workplace are identified whether they are necessary or not.

Unnecessary items are discarded immediately.

Necessary items are kept in easily accessible places.

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Living out the virtue of

order

When you bring order in your life your time will multiply, and then you will be able to give God more glory by working

more in his service. –St. Josemaria, The Way, no. 80

Items in the workplace are properly arranged.

Labels help people save time looking for something, and this promotes efficiency.

Everyone should know where to look for needed items.

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SET IN ORDERSET IN ORDER (seiton)

Living out the virtue of

order

When you bring order in your life your time will multiply, and then you will be able to give God more glory by working

more in his service. –St. Josemaria, The Way, no. 80

Clean as you go.

Everything that has been used must be immediately returned to their proper places.

Everybody should participate in regular (e.g. daily) cleaning and maintenance, especially one’s

work area.

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SHINESHINE (seiso)

Living out the virtue of

order

When you bring order in your life your time will multiply, and then you will be able to give God more glory by working

more in his service. –St. Josemaria, The Way, no. 80

The first three S’s must be implemented in all places of the company.

Everybody must be guided accordingly in performing these tasks regularly.

It is very attractive to see cleanliness all throughout the company’s premises.

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STANDARDIZE STANDARDIZE (seiketsu)

Living out the virtue of

order

When you bring order in your life your time will multiply, and then you will be able to give God more glory by working

more in his service. –St. Josemaria, The Way, no. 80

Maintaining and monitoring are essential.

Self-discipline among the people will facilitate efficiency.

If people do these things voluntarily, then it will form good habits which will lead to personal and

organizational effectiveness.

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SUSTAINSUSTAIN (shitsuke)

Living out the virtue of

order

AT ALL TIMES

When you bring order in your life your time will multiply, and then you will be able to give God more glory by working

more in his service. –St. Josemaria, The Way, no. 80

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