Business improvement strategy or useful tool? Analysis of the application of the 5S concept in Japan, the UK and the US

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-262

  Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a   Fisher, Ron ^a   Gapp, Rod ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

5S; Business improvement; Content analysis; Japan; UK; US

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449109882     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783360701600704     Document Type: Article

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