Over the last few months, “5+1 S” has served as a small but powerful acronym to describe the removal and continued avoidance of waste in all our business practices. Currents readers have had the opportunity to learn about the five “S” goals of sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain in previous articles focusing on lean service. In each of those articles, there has always been a reference to the additional “+1 S” focus on safety.

Over the years, how many of you have worked really hard to lose weight? Some have lost 20, 30 or 40 pounds over a 6-12 month period, only to gain it all back – and more – just a few short months later. Why? That’s because they didn’t permanently change their habits or culture.

This is the third in the “5+1 S Series” of articles written by EASA’s Management Services Committee to provide “lean service” resources to members.

This is the second in the “5+1 S Series” of articles written by EASA’s Management Services Committee to provide “lean service” resources to members. The traditional “5S” program covers these goals:  sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain. We’ve added safety to make it the “5+1 S Series.”

Lean service is an approach to eliminating waste and disorganization with a goal of improving efficiency and productivity. This article focues on the first "S" of the "5S" program: Sort.

This recording will help you get organized using the “5+1 S Series.” Learn how each “S” can help you with a path to productivity by becoming more efficient, or lean.