Meaning Of Office Furniture

Office furniture is an important element of office environment. It is needed to conduct office work efficiently
and comfortably. Every office needs furniture as a basic facility. Most office work is desk work performed
indoors.

Office furniture is needed for sitting, working and storing purposes. It consists of:
- Chairs, sofas, couches for sitting
- Table, desks, trays for working
- Shelves, racks, cabinets, cupboards, lockers for storing

Furniture can be made of wood, metal, plastic, and fiberglass. Attractive furniture provides impressive look to
an office.
Office furniture can be of four types:

General furniture: It consists of ordinary chairs, tables and cupboards used in an office. They are move-able.

Built-in furniture: It is fix
ed on floor or walls. For example, shelves, cupboards, safe-depositvaults.

Special purpose furniture: It is used for doing special jobs. For example computer table and chair, drawing
table, sofa sets etc. They can also be design for health purposes.

Executive furniture: It is specially designed for use by top executives. They are executive chairs, tables and
couches. They are expensive and attractive.







Concept of 5S and Office Management
5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words. It was translated into English
words that all star ted with letter S. The list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by
identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new order.
5S was developed in Japan. It was first heard of as one of the techniques that enabled what was then termed 'Just in Time
Manufacturing'.5S was developed by Hiroyuki Hirano within his overall approach to production systems. Hirano provided a
structure for improvement programs. He pointed out a series of identifiable steps, each building on its predecessor
5s means
Japanese English Stands For
1.Seiri Sort * Keeping only essential items
* Prevent accumulation of unnecessary items

2.Shitsuke Self-discipline * To keep in working order
3. Seiketsu Standardizing * Maintain cleanliness and orderliness

4. Seiton Systematic Arrangement * Make work flow smooth and easy

5. Seiso Sweep, shine, Scrub * Clean your workplace completely