The 5S Library consists of:

The Planning & Implementing 5S program shows you how to create a 5S program based on Management commitment and business needs. You will learn how to organize a 5S team, select target areas and develop plans and schedules for your project. This book covers how to analyze the workplace, how to plan a facility-wide improvement program, and how to sustain your efforts. New and Improved! This book has been revised with sections added to the original.

Advanced 5S Implementation explains the tools and techniques required to help your Basic 5S program evolve into a powerful and effective tool for continuous improvement and increased performance. It provides the information necessary to identify chronic embedded waste and to develop a means of reducing it.

Building 5S Teams explains what a 5S Team needs to know in order to function properly. This book covers how to form a team, write a charter, how to run the team once it is created. this book provides a foundation for teamwork and continuous improvement activities.

The 5S audit is critical to the success of your 5S program. It is often overlooked or considered an unnecessary extra expense. The audit validates the accountability of the target area owners for complying with 5S plans. Without the audit, the program slowly withers away and becomes ineffective. A close look at 5S failures will reveal a lack of or an ineffective auditing program. This book explains how to conduct a proper 5S audit.

The Form Tools CD contains a variety of 5S implementation forms and job aids in either MS Word or Excel formats. These forms can be modified as you see fit to meet the specific needs of your 5S program. This is the perfect companion to Advanced 5S Implementation.