Earlier this year I led a Lean study trip to the Japanese town of Ashikaga, which considers itself to be the “5S Mecca of the world”. As I wrote about in the first part of this series about Ashikaga, the concepts of “joy” and “revitalization” are a special elements to “Ashikaga-style 5S”. Ogura Metal Our first … Continue reading Japan Gemba Visit: Ashikaga Part 2 – Ogura Metal – using 5S and Lean to “bring smiles to all employees & customers”