Effects of implementing 5S on Total Productive Maintenance: A case in Iran

In this paper relations between 5S and pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) are explicated. In order to evaluate performance and effectiveness of 5S, we have benefited from a checklist by which status of implementation and execution of 5S in a foodstuff production factory in Iran has been studied. Furthermore, effects of this implementation on development and maturity of TPM is evaluated.