Quality is not a department, it’s a mindset. Quality is built into everything we do through teamwork, training, continuous improvements, customer satisfaction and a commitment to the Quality Manual System (QMS).

5S represents  words that describe the steps of a workplace organization process.

1. Sort
2. Straighten
3. Shine
4. Standardize
5. Sustain

In simple terms, the five S methodology helps a workplace remove items that are no longer needed (sort), organize the items to optimize efficiency and flow (straighten), clean the area in order to more easily identify problems (shine), implement color coding and labels to stay consistent with other areas (standardize) and develop behaviors that keep the workplace organized over the long term (sustain).