The key points from this module are:

Two models for implementation of 5S systems have been used, one was from Hiroyuki Hirano and the other was from Takashi Osada. 
At a time when a single ship was produced in several months, Venetian Arsenal in Venice, Italy, used to produce a ship in one single day by the sixteenth century. 
The French term “mise en place”, which is commonly used in cooking, means “putting in place”. 
Charles A. Goodrich was an American writer and Congregational minister. He, in 1827, spread the notion of “a place for everything and everything in its place” in his "call to action" popular article titled "Neatness".

Toyota's production system is also being credited as the basis for the formation of the 5S system methodology and practices, among many other lean methodologies and practices.