Prathamesh Baria

No. The amount of efforts that go into implementation of 5S at workplace is more than the actual saving. We need to train people, run campaings to encourage them, additional time and cost of employees in implementing and practicing best practicices. The saving is not as much.

Kaizen - Small continual improvements Kaikaku - Idea that can cause a radical change Kakushin - Ideas that cause revolutionary transformation Example: - Lets consider a grocery store (Brick and Mortar) When the Grocery store implements a barcode system for tracking the Stocks, its a small improvement that automates the manual effort of Stock keeping and is a Kaizen. When the store deploys robots for managing the store, it’s a radical change where the store doesn’t rely on human resource for managing the store and is a Kaikaku. When the Store evolves from a brick and mortar store to an online e-commerce business, its a revolutionary transformation and is a Kakushin.