If a company does not have the discipline to execute the five Sâs, it will not have the discipline to complete standard work, pull systems, and other lean techniques. 5S is the very first step on a companyâs learn journey. | A |. Andon: Simply means âlightâ in Japanese.
Training success. An Armed Forces of the Philippines officer congratulates his men on a successful training operation. U.S. commanders in the region cite the improved military competency and capacity of the Filipino forces as a key marker of the success of the U.S. strategy for the Philippines.
Positioned on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, along the Ring of Fire, the Philippines is the second-largest archipelago in the world, with over 7,100 individual islands counted within its borders. With a population of 103,775,002, The Philippines became an independent state in 1946.