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The approach is designed to help build a quality work environment—physically and mentally. 5S achieves “a place for everything and everything in its place.”

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ISO 9000 is defined as a set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance developed to help companies effectively document the quality system elements …

Participation in TAG 176 provides an opportunity for representatives of all affected U.S. constituencies (industry, commerce, education, etc.) to influence the development of …

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