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What is 5 S?

My first job was at a small IT firm here in Davao. It was a good start for an aspiring IT professional to be employed at that company. There was much learning not only from a technical point of view, but also in terms of business logic and human resources. One of which would be the 5S. I first encountered the term at that company but they never did tell us what those 5 S's were. When our HR officer says "Let's do a 5S!", all employees proceed to general cleaning. We dust out the dirt from our system units, wipe our monitors' screens, and clean the balls of our mouse. Until the time I left the company, I didn't know what 5S means. All I know is 5S means cleaning. Good thing though is that I took up MBA (Masters in Business Administration) where I first encountered the term TQM (Total Quality Management). In TQM, high product quality will enable the business to save on costs and improve bottom line (profit in most cases). Here, I learned about how the Japanese d...

ener.gee incorporated

Tried this site out of curiosity and from some blog review site. It's some sort of online game that gives you $100 million to run you own company . I have created the "Rixxtech" company for $100 with Stock Price of $ 11.82 per share (Well I don't really know how they computed that 11.82). From what I know, incorporators decide on how much the price per share should be (not too big so as to avoid high taxes, and not too small to be able to attract investors). The challenge is " can you run a Green Energy Company ?" What is a Green Company? To be considered a Green Company, part of their goal should be to minimize the damage that the business may have caused the environment. The company seeks to be as environment friendly as possible. Now for this site, they are challenging any business minded individual to run a Green Company-- an Energy Company. It's a good practice though. For those who want to start their own business, practicing in some online in...