5S = 5C=CANDO ?

@Clearout and Classify
-Clearing items no longer required
-Tagging items that may be required and storing away from workplace
@Configure
-A specific place for specific items
-“ A place for everything & everything in its place”
@Clean and check
-Identify cleaning zones, establish cleaning routines
@Conformity
-Consolidate the previous 3C’s by standardizing the new process and use of
‘Visual Management’
@Custom and practice
-Monitor process adherence
-Continually validate process
-Make further improvements using the PDCA cycle, otherwise known as

Alternative acronyms have also been introduced, such as CANDO (Cleanup, Arranging,
Neatness, Discipline, and Ongoing improvement)

the Deming cycle