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Lean Supply Strategies:Applying 5S Tools to Supply Chain Management Kimball E. Bullington, Ph.D., P.E., CSSBB Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Middle Tennessee State University 615/904-8420; HYPERLINK mailto:kimballb@mtsu.edu kimballb@mtsu.edu 90th Annual International Supply Management Conference, May 2005 Abstract. Supply strategies in a lean environment should support the operations strategy. It is appropriate then to use lean concepts and lean terminology in the creation of supply strategy for lean operations. This paper examines supply strategy development in a lean production environment by utilizing 5S, a key lean concept. The concepts of lean supply and 5S will be introduced followed by a discussion of how the 5S methodology may be used to develop and implement a supply strategy. Lean Supply. The term “lean supply” implies that the supply chain is appropriate for lean production. Lean production is a concept of waste elimination in processes, which has enjoyed popularity in manufacturing companies. The basic tenets of lean production as outlined by Womack and Jones (1996) include the following. ??Specify value ??Identify the value stream ??Organize the value stream to promote flow ??Communicate demand through pull ??Strive for perfection It is appropriate for the supply management function in a lean environment to integrate lean concepts and terminology into the development of supply strategy. One of the foundational lean concepts that serves as a basis for all of the tenets given above is 5S. What is 5S? The 5S’s are lean concepts derived from the Japanese words: seiri (sort), seiton (set in order), seiso (shine or purity), seiketsu (standardize), and shitsuke (sustain) (Hirano,1996). Companies adopting the lean production philosophy often implement the 5S process to bring order to the workplace and thereby support lean production. Why Use the 5S Concept as a Model for Lean Supply Strategy? 5S is a proven model for organizing and maintaining