the 5 Ss
noun[plural]
PRODUCTION(alsothe five Ss)ukusamethodoforganizingyourworkenvironment,reducingwaste, andimprovingsafetyandquality, that comes from fiveJapanesewords,translatedassort(=organize, andthrowaway what you do not need), set inorder,sweep(=clean),standardize(=reduceunnecessarydifferences), andsustain(=continueanddeveloptheseactivities):
Acompanyneedsthe 5 Ss tocreatealeanmanufacturingunit.