The Consultants Guide to
Successfully Implementing 5S

5S is a workplace organization and continuous improvement system that lays the foundation for all other lean improvement activities. By starting your lean journey with 5S, we discover the tools and techniques required to be successful in eliminating waste from our processes.

This book was written from the perspective of the implementer. I was a student of lean for many years, and spread the word as a teacher when I first became a consultant. After several years of consulting with companies, I began to identify the underlying keys to lean, and learned how to successfully implement the lean tools in organizations in ways they could be sustained.

That is what differentiates this book from the others available on lean tools. As a consultants guide, I focus on how to successfully implement the tools for the long term. Using the tools is one thing. Teaching them to others is a good next step. Learning how to implement sustained change is what a good consultant does.

This book makes good consultants better, and makes organizations successful at sustaining the change required to becoming a lean enterprise.