Review Article on 5S–Most Powerful Lean Manufacturing Tool

Lean is a philosophy that seeks to eliminate waste in all aspects of institution's production activities- human relations, vendor relations, technology, and the management of materials and inventory. 5s is one of the most powerful Lean Manufacturing Tools and a cornerstone of any successful implementation. The paper deals with what is 5S and its 5 Steps of Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke., and eliminating wastes from the institution and cultivating value based culture, for the better management of institute employees and its facilities through the process of 5S, a Japanese technology used in improving the housekeeping index and thus improving the productivity of the institute, and thereby, it not only helps to identify wastes in the workplace but also creates an environment where in teams get involved in improvements. It is a movement to make sure that all the elements of a "workplace system" function in order to allow the facilities to deliver an optimum level of performance.