1. Understanding 5S

2. 5S philosophy focuses on
Work place organization
Standard Operating Procedures
Simplifies the work environment
Reduces waste
Reduces “non-value” activity
Improves quality efficiency
Improves workplace safety
5S philosophy focuses on

3. Sorting
Set in Order
Scrubbing
Clean
Standardizing
Sustain
The 5 S’s

4. Sorting Process to eliminate unnecessary items from the workplace
Tag and evaluate need
Move occasional use items to storage location
Discard unneeded items (scrap etc)
Get rid of “J.I.C.” mentality
Eliminate space taken up by unneeded items- huge toolboxes, benches, scrap parts
Remove outdated papers and files
Reduce cabinets, shelving, lockers that have no current use
Eliminate outdated posters, wall boards, metrics, slogans, banners
Sorting

5. A place for everything and everything in its place…
Equipment – shop and office
Tools
Cabinets and files
Brooms and trash cans!!
Set in Order

6. Scrubbing and Clean The cleaner the better
Clean areas where red tagged items were removed
Remove dirt, oil, scrap, and garbage
Look at lighting
Clean on a daily basis
Audit the cleaning process
Improve equipment maintenance
Scrubbing and Clean

7. Scrubbing and Clean Clean aisles, walkways, floors, machines, desks
Assign cleaning responsibilities
Create target areas: equipment, floors, inventories
Cleaning checklists
Correct deficiencies
Cleaning is a team effort
Correct root cause of messy areas
Scrubbing and Clean

8. Standard Operating Procedures
Implement “SOPs” in all areas
Involve staff in developing “SOPs”
Involve vendors
Involve consultants
Document all SOPS
Standardizing

9. Step 1: Planning Step 2: Allocation Who does what and when
Assign resources to tasks
Standardizing

10. Step 3: Act Step 4: Implement Step 5: Verify Standardizing
Train all employees
Step 4: Implement
Step 5: Verify
Ensure effectiveness
Standardizing

11. Most difficult of the 5 S
Employees tend to return to “comfort zone”
Need to monitor and influence until new culture becomes the “status quo”
Takes time!!
Sustain

12. Increased productivity Increased profitability Improved morale
Increased efficiency
Increased productivity
Increased profitability
Improved morale
A nicer place to work
The Benefits of 5S