Use 5S so lock stock does not hide problems

The teach A storage office can look clean and still be operationally messy. 5S gives you a way to organize for the work, not for appearance. Sort means removing expired brochures, broken locks, duplicate forms, and random vendor parts from the space where active work happens. Set in order means the right items sit where the job uses them, with labels clear enough that a relief manager can find them. Shine means cleaning with inspection: while wiping the cart station, you notice a flat tire; while straightening locks, you notice the reorder point was crossed. Standardize turns the arrangement into…

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