The full name of 5S management is "5S field management method", which is mainly oriented to enterprises and is a management mode of enterprises. 5S is the abbreviation of five English words starting with s, which are SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU and SHITSUKE respectively, and the corresponding Chinese meanings are sorting, reorganizing, cleaning, sweeping and literacy. It means sorting, rectifying, sweeping, cleaning and quality management from the perspective of enterprises.

5S management allows managers to manage enterprises more orderly, such as focusing on sorting out projects this month, sorting out housekeeping next month, sorting out personnel next month and so on. Managers can make the company's business plan and related plans according to these five S.

1955, the slogan of Japanese 5S is "Safety begins with sorting and ends with sorting". At that time, only the first two s were implemented, and its purpose was only to ensure the adequacy and safety of the workspace. By 1986, the works of 5S in Japan were gradually published, which had an impact on the whole field management mode and set off a 5S craze.