I have come across various definitions of Shitsuke in books and
websites, such as: a) Training and discipline c) Continuing
training d) Maintaining standards f) Adherence to standards I
believe the original meaning of this word Shitsuke is used in
the context of teaching children and it means manners and
discipline. In Japanese, it is written as 躾. In the context of
the work place, I would define Shitsuke as discipline. It means
Conforming, or “doing what’s been is decided”. I have taken this
definition from a passage that I came across in a book entitled;
The Canon Production System, Creating Involvement of the Total
Workforce by Alan T. Campbell. "Canon has benefited in two
important ways through the 5S Movement. First is the workers’
change in consciousness - a readiness to follow rules and “do
what’s been decided”… For example, keeping parts and tools in
their place was once a hard rule to enforce. It is never broken
now; this reduces delays and wasted motion and helps visually
control the workplace. The