ABSTRACT

Although office and administrative activities are usually 60 percent of the production costs in most manufacturing organizations, these areas often get excluded during lean initiatives. To achieve lean, office activities must fully support shop floor manufacturing operations to eliminate waste. The adoption of 5S throughout all office and administr

Message from the Authors, Introduction, Chapter One: Prepare the Project, Chapter Two: Perform an Office Scan, Chapter Three: Sort Through and Sort Out, Chapter Four: Set Things In Order and Set Limits, Chapter Five: Shine and Inspect Through Cleaning, Chapter Six: Standardize Conditions and Share Information, Chapter Seven: Sustain the Gains, About the Authors