Lean 5S (sort, simplify, shine, standardize, sustain) is about organizing the workspace so we can be more efficient, effective, and productive. All Lean concepts are about how work gets done. There ...

Here’s a new twist on an old theme: Can you use an old, analog productivity tool, 5S, to organize your digital workspace? Virtually everyone in 21 st century business has heard of the mid- 20 th ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. Virtual workplaces can be organized with the same ...

Lean production philosophy centers on the elimination of waste in all forms in the workplace. Specific lean methods include just-in-time inventory management, Kanban scheduling systems, 5S workplace ...

QUESTION: One of the most basic practices of lean is 5S at each work station. Though we have spent time to set up each work station using the 5S approach, we seem to fall short on the "Sustain" ...