Abstract

Aggressive competitions in today’s global market have forced enterprises to consider the efficiency in their industry’s routines. One way to enhance efficiency is through eliminating wastes in all its shapes.  Lean concept appears to be a universal management tool.  Fortunately, lean management is now widespread across industries and it is a unique way for waste management, due to its core values and positive impact on companies’ overall performance. This paper is focusing on implementing 5S lean methodology in household electrical appliance warehouses. The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of the implementation of 5S technique in a household electrical appliance warehouse located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.   Results shows significant improvements to safety, productivity, efficiency and housekeeping.  The company were able to reduce inventory cost by 20%, and reducing loading and unloading time of containers by 30%.