Review the 5-S Guidelines provided in Chapter 8. Using your desktop, a coffee table, or other small area, attempt to "5-S" that area. In 200-250 words, discuss some of the challenges you faced when trying to implement 5-S and ways you overcame them.

The 5-S system is used to try and make improvements on the quality, safety and productivity of a given area. There are levels focus on 5 steps labeled Sort, Straighten, and shine, standardize, and sustain. In the text it states "The 5-S discipline offers a practical step by step approach to making any works improvements, be it in a factory a warehouse or an office" (Emmett, 2005, p 18423). This process is not limited to large warehouse facilities but can also be used at home in everyday task such as clearing a coffee table. Level 1: Sort the...