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5S
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| 5S represents 5 disciplines for maintaining a visual
workplace. These are foundational to Kaizen and a
manufacturing strategy based "Lean Manufacturing" concepts.
5S is the starting point for improvement activities that
ensure our company’s survival. |
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The 5
disciplines are:
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1. SORT - Remove all items from the
workplace that are not needed for current operations. Leave
only the bare essentials.
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a) Targets excess inventory, obsolete items, quality
defects, unneeded tools / equipment.
b) Will use red tags, local and central red tag holding
areas; Account for discarded items.
c) Take before and after pictures. |
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SET IN ORDER – Arrange needed items so that they are easy to
find, use and put away.
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Consider motion economy
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Use painting, outlining and signboard strategies, Visual 5S |
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SHINE – Sweeping, wiping-off equipment, painting & assuring
everything stays clean.
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Create 5S schedules for painting.
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Must create cleaning inspection checklists.
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Create current and future shine targets. |
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4. STANDARDIZE – Method to maintain the first 3 disciplines
(sort, set-in-order, shine)
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a) Prevention steps for clutter-suspension, incorporation,
elimination.
b) Integrate 3S duties into regular work with 5S job cycle
charts, 5 minute 5S, visual 5S activities. |
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5. SUSTAIN – A top-down support of the ongoing 5S process. Must
create the conditions to support 5S
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a) Allocate time.
b) Create awareness.
c) Provide a structure.
d) Show support.
e) Offer rewards and recognition.
f) Encourage training/participation. |
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| The 5 Ss are about doing the basics. They provide a foundation
on which to build other quality activities. With a tidy,
disciplined environment, you can see many of the things which
need further attention. Companies that live in chaos, no matter
how fashionable it is these days, spend a lot of time in
unproductive activities. This is not to say that chaos does not
have its place—in creative situations where you want to think
out of the box, chaos can be a welcome friend. But the truth of
most companies is that a very large proportion of activities
could benefit from more control rather than more chaos. |
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| Implementing the 5 Ss requires full cooperation of all involved.
This in itself is an amazingly powerful activity. When people
realize that these simple activities have such power, and that
by implementing them well, the workplace becomes a more pleasant
place, the principles will get more enthusiastically embraced. |
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