2 5S (five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke) is a method for organizing the
work place for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the
area and items, and sustaining the new order.
3 Kaizen is another Japanese method for continually improving all functions, and involving all
employees from the MD to line workers in this effort.
4 Kanban is a scheduling system for lean and just-in-time (JIT) production.