Today on What the Duck?!, we have 5S expert, Nathan Wilding joining the show. Nathan has a passion for project management and process improvement which can be attested to his many years in supply chain. Prior to moving into the supply chain industry, he started his work in retail, specifically at Bay Area born smoothie chain, Jamba Juice. Tune into this episode where Sarah and Nathan discuss 5S and why it’s important in manufacturing, especially as it pertains to inventory management.  Show Highlights Jamba Juicin’ A Way into Management  Passion for Process Improvement Lean Six Sigma Explained 5S as Part of the Lean ProcessImplementing 5S Where To Start with 5S Setting 5S Benchmarks & KPIs  MOMENTS TO DUCK AROUNDNATHAN: 5s AND WHERE TO START “Here's where the plan comes in place ­– you take little steps here and there and just, yeah, I mean, start with sort. You sort out the things you need, and you don't need, and those things that you don't need, just eliminate them or put them where, if it's something you do have to use every, let's say, month or two weeks or whatever it might be, put them in a place where they are not cluttering up the workspace. And then you just kind of follow that order, sort, set, shine, standardize, sustain, and little by little.” NATHAN: IMPLEMENTING 5S IN MANUFACTURING“Well, to save time, the biggest thing I would say is to save time and to save money. It's a very good method to decrease waste and optimize productivity, and to maintain order in your workplace. You go into many businesses and they're just a disaster there, and in fact, I've been in a few where I've applied this 5S, and getting everybody on board was the one challenge I've had in my past. People get into a rhythm of how they work, and if you come in with a new idea, change is very difficult for most people. That was a challenge in a couple of places I applied this in, but the difference it made was just substantial. Times went down.”Connect with Nathan and learn what he’s been duckin’ Nathan Wilding | Juniper Systems Connect with Sarah and find out more about what the duck she’s up to:LinkedIn | Twitter | SourceDay | SourceDay.com Had fun with the podcast? Leave us a like, share our content, and subscribe! See you soon on the next episode of What The Duck?!