Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S Chapter 12

Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S The five Ss are activities that focus on creating orderliness in a facility. – 5S supports error proofing, setup time reduction, single piece flow, line-balancing, visual management, and preventive maintenance.

Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S Seiri – Sort or separate – Seiri refers to separating or sorting needed tools, parts, and instructions from unnecessary items.

Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S Seiton – Set in order – Simplify the arrangement – Seiton refers to setting things in order, creating optimal boundaries and locations for each item in a work area.

Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S Seiso – Shine – Sweep – Cleanliness – Seiso means that every day the work place should be cleaned, straightened up, and restored to order.

Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S Seiketsu – Standardize Repeat seiri, seiton, and seiso at regular intervals – Seiketsu reminds people to conduct seiri, seiton, and seiso at frequent intervals in order to maintain the workplace in pristine condition.

Lean Six Sigma: Process Improvement Tools and Techniques Donna C. Summers © 2011 Pearson Higher Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ All Rights Reserved. 5S Shitsuki Sustain Self-discipline Shitsuki refers to sustaining. This step focuses on ensuring that the organization has the discipline to sustain the habit of sorting, organizing, and cleaning.