Practical tools for quality and operations teams
Original, plain-English training kits and templates written by a working lead auditor. Built to be used on the floor, not filed.
Lean Workplace Training Kit: 5S, 6S and 7S
Which Lean workplace system is right for your business, and how do you launch it so it sticks? This 16-page kit answers both. Use it to train your team, pick the right approach and run your first pilot area.
PDF download, 16 pages, US Letter. Single company license.
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What is inside
- Lean in plain English, and the eight common wastes with shop-floor examples
- Where 5S, 6S and 7S fit, compared side by side
- Training modules for 5S, 6S (Safety) and 7S (Security, Spirit or Sustainability), each with what to do and what success looks like
- A decision guide and quick quiz to choose your starting point
- A seven-phase implementation roadmap
- A facilitator agenda for a 90-minute introductory session
- A pilot area checklist
- An audit scorecard with scoring targets for 5S, 6S and 7S
- Common mistakes to avoid and the metrics that matter
Original material written by Quality Management Services. No ISO standard text is reproduced. Training resource, not a certification standard.
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Lean Kit: Working Files
The kit's forms as editable files: an auto-scoring Excel audit scorecard, an editable pilot checklist, a red-tag form and a slide deck for the 90-minute session.
Internal Audit Toolkit
Audit planning, checklist, report and corrective action templates for running a clean internal audit program.
ISO 2026 Transition Guides
Plain-English guides to planning your move to the 2026 editions, written in our own words, with a transition planning worksheet.
Would rather have Tom run it with your team? The Lean session can be delivered live online, or on site within about 120 miles, with a follow-up audit of your first pilot area.
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A five-page decision guide for plant and quality managers. Compare the three approaches side by side, see which one fits your biggest operational risk, and take a seven-question quiz to find your starting point. Tell us where to send it and the download opens straight away.
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