The 5S Playbook ─ A Step-by-Step Guideline for the Lean Practitioner

Author Chris Ortiz presents students, academics, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a step-by-step workbook for implementing lean principles in the manufacturing workplace. The author has organized the main body of his text in six chapters devoted to sorting, setting the shop in order, scrubbing, standardizing, sustaining the workplace, and a how-to reference guide on the creation of a 5S shadow board. The text also contains sections devoted to lean metrics, eight types of waste, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Chris Ortiz is the founder and president of Kaizen Assembly, a Lean manufacturing training and implementation firm in Bellingham, Washington. Chris has been featured onCNN Headline News on the show "Inside Business with Fred Thompson." He is the author of six books on Lean manufacturing.

Chris is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at conferences around North America. He has also been interviewed on KGMI radio and theAmerican Innovator and has written numerous articles on Lean manufacturing and business improvement for various regional and national publications.

Kaizen Assembly’s clients include industry leaders in aerospace, composites, processing, automotive, rope-manufacturing, restoration equipment, food processing, and fish-processing industries.

Chris is considered to be an expert in the field in Lean manufacturing implementation and has over 15 years of experience in his field of expertise.