Case study concerning 5S method impact in an automotive company

In a constantly changing economic environment strong developed countries created significant management models to follow. 5S, as part of Toyota Production System (the most used management model in automotive industry), is a method which develops discipline and cleanliness at workplace, maximizing efficiency and productivity. This paper aims to study the relationship between 5S evolution and productivity in a local company from Mures County, Romania, which operates in automotive industry for over 10 years, and it is part of an Austrian group. The objective of this paper was to demonstrate that 5S method is very important and have a positive correlation to overall performance of production results. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.