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5S Program progress at FMX Leonard Wood

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- FMX Leonard Wood organization is one of the sites in the Fleet Management Expansion (FMX) Directorate, part of the Field Support Operations Directorate in the Integrated ...
IndustryWeek

Use Housekeeping to Kill 5S

The factory was incredibly clean. This maquiladora in northern Mexico was machining and assembling oil pumps, normally a very dirty process. Powered conveyor lines moved products from station to ...
Business 2 Community

Visual Management & The 5S Program: Improving Workflows

The 5S program is an extension of lean management and a way to “clean house” in the workplace, making it a great way to promote efficiency when it comes to manufacturing & distribution. The 5S program ...
IndustryWeek

A Straightforward Approach to 5S

Lean is full of acronyms, and among them is 5S. Alan Mauer, a senior project engineer at medical devices maker Stryker Instruments, discussed the rollout of a 5S program at Stryker Instruments during ...
Printing Impressions

How 5S Can Make a Difference in Your Pressroom

We recently adopted a 5S program in our pressroom. What is 5S? It turns out that it was one of the tools in the arsenal of Toyota that helped bring the american car industry to it's knees. It's ...
The Oakland Press

Farmington Public Schools to offer Young 5s program

The Farmington Public Schools will offer a Young 5s program for the 2023-24 school year at two buildings in the district. The free program is a new option for families with kindergarten-eligible ...