Creating Sound Financial Based 5S Projects is intended for non-financial managers who are involved with planning and implementing 5S programs. The book provides an overview of financial management as well as a methodology to create a financially sound 5S program that is designed for success. It presents how to establish a project matrix based on proven logic, indicators of effectiveness, and analysis of external factors that impact your project. This book is intended as a follow on to our successful Planning & Implementing 5S book.

The 5s Pocket Guide is designed to enhance awareness of the principles behind the 5s System and identify its impact on improving efficiency and promoting a safe working environment. Using a condensed format, it outlines a disciplined methodology for implementing 5s, organized around a six-step method. The six step method: Planning a course of action Educating the work group Evaluating the work area Initiating the 5S's Measuring the results Maintaining 5S activities The innumerable benefits of the 5s System include shorter cycle times, increased floor space, reduced lead times and training cycles, lowered accident rates, enhanced communication, and less inventory. By employing this handy resource, organizations can more easily build employee awareness of 5s throughout their plants, leading to dramatic improvements in productivity, safety, and profitability.

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