# The 5S System

Skill · Manufacturing and Industrial

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/the-5s-system

The 5S System is a workplace organization methodology originating in Japanese manufacturing, standing for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. It is used in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement programs to reduce waste, improve safety, and increase efficiency by keeping work areas clean, organized, and consistently maintained.

Related skills: [Kaizen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kaizen), [Six Sigma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/six-sigma), [Lean Manufacturing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/lean-manufacturing), [Continuous Improvement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/continuous-improvement), [Kanban](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kanban)

## Open roles requiring The 5S System (0)

None of the roles we have read name this skill yet. A large share of the visible corpus has not been parsed for skills, so this is at least as likely to be our backlog as the market's verdict.