The history of the 5s methodology was most likely born from toyota in japan. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Discover the best japanese history in best sellers. The massachusetts institute of technologys 5year study into the future of the automobile in the late 1980s identified that the term was inappropriate since the japanese success was built upon far more than components arriving only at the time of requirement.
Japanese students in australia and author of educational refugees. He has been a willing student of japan for over two decades and has spent several years living there. Curtis andressen has published widely on a variety of aspects of contemporary japanese society and is coauthor of escape from affluence. An introduction to the history of japan by katsuro hara. The 5s concept of streamlining efficiency through basic housekeeping ideas led to total quality process management and efficient outcomes. It was first heard of as one of the techniques that enabled what was then termed just in time manufacturing. The history of 5s began in japan after world war ii. Name 5s is the acronym of five japanese words of the following meanings. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The methodology was developed as a way to make just in time jit manufacturing possible. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. You can now access a digital version of the textbook.
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