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by Design By Clive Shearer |
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March 8, 2006
Management by Design: Tips from a Japanese factory can make your office more efficient
By CLIVE SHEARER
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
The concept of "5S' was originally developed for a manufacturing environment, but it can help service providers, too.
It is based upon five Japanese words that start with an "S." Amazingly, these five words very nicely translate into five English words or phrases that also start with S.
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