5S – Creates a visually attractive Environment 5S 5S is an abbreviation from the Japanese wordsSort (Seiri), Set-in-order (Seiton)Shine (Seiso)Standardize (Seiketsu)Sustain (Shitsuke).They are simple but effective methods to organize any workplace as one can see from the English translations, i.e., housekeeping, workplace organization, cleanup, keep clean and discipline.