History of 5S
What is the history of the 5S methodology
By Andy Pritchard | November 9, 2022 | 2 minute read.
Post World War 2 Japan had an enormous impact on Lean Manufacturing theory, forging new ground on how to make plants more efficient and safe. The Toyota Motor Company and analysts like Hiroyuki Hirano helped Japanese production outpace their American counterparts who soon took note and began to implement similar measures in their own plants domestically. Prior to Japanese innovation much of the progress in North America had come from the Ford Motor Company’s moving assembly line which had reduced the time needed to assemble an automobile from 12 hours to 90 minutes.
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