1.  There are five primary 5S phases: 1.Sort. 2.Straighten. 3.Shine. 4.Standardize. 5.Sustain. The 5 S's Kamalnathan, MIM

2.  Eliminate all unnecessary tools, parts.  Go through all tools, materials, and so forth in the plant and work area.  Keep only essential items and eliminate what is not required, prioritizing things per requirements and keeping them in easily-accessible places.  Everything else is stored or discarded.  Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=063muGMJ3ME&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=063muGMJ3ME&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKier Sorting Kamalnathan, MIM

3.  Arrange the work, workers, equipment, parts, and instructions in such a way that the work flows free of waste through the value added tasks with a division of labor necessary to meet demand.  This is by far the most misunderstood and incorrectly applied S and has been responsible for many lean transformations failing to produce the benefits expected.  When applied correctly with flow established this step eliminates the majority of the non-value-added time and allows the rest of the zero defect philosophy to be enabled.  Put simply, until you have an orderly flow, you cannot have an orderly flow of problems to solve and the notion of zero defects is impossible.  Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_OZJH8LT4&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_OZJH8LT4&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKier Straightening Kamalnathan, MIM

4.  Clean the workspace and all equipment, and keep it clean, tidy and organized.  At the end of each shift, clean the work area and be sure everything is restored to its place.  This step ensures that the workstation is ready for the next user and that order is sustained.  Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubICf9bgXHc&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubICf9bgXHc&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKier Shining Kamalnathan, MIM

5.  Ensure uniform procedures and setups throughout the operation to promote interchangeability.  Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwx0fhza4i4&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwx0fhza4i4&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKier Standardise Kamalnathan, MIM

6.  Make it a way of life.  This means commitment.  Ensure disciplined adherence to rules and procedures of 5 S to prevent backsliding.  Maintaining the standards.  Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlYI9cLuCz4&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKierhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlYI9cLuCz4&list=PLe3WfovsG6OzXCxBGeRyJJsJww30AKier Sustain Kamalnathan, MIM

7.  Line readiness and Audit.  Bins without tags, non-compliance items.  TL’s responsibilities.  Operator education.  Readiness metrics in percentage.  Finding matrices suites to each line.  Our roles and execution procedures.  Coordinator, ownership, accountable 5s implementation in MIM Kamalnathan, MIM