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Introduction
For an organization to be competitive it has
to go through a continuous and systematic
process to:
Identify, reduce and eliminate waste.
Improve operational effectiveness with
better working condition.
Implement a suitable productivity and
quality education program.

Kaizen Drivers

Standardiza
tion

House
keeping

Muda elimination

Why is Workplace Organization Important?

Safe, clean and neat
Efficient communication
Make problems visible!
Place for everything, everything in
its place ( A Place for Everything)

What is 5S ?

Developed by the Japanese and it gained its

notation from words starting with S
A method to improve and sustain workplace
organization.

Promotes daily activity for continuous

improvement
Is kaizen starter not kaizen

What is 5S ?
1.

Sort

Seiri

2.

Set-In-Order

Seiton

3.

Shine

Seisou

4.

Standardize

Seiketsu

5.

Sustain

Shitsuke
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-The aim of 5S is to create

an atmosphere to keep a
clean, organized, safe
efficient and muda free
workplace for everyone.

why 5s
It is better to implement 5s because: it is simple and APPLACABLE
it is applicable to all types and sizes of organization or
industries
it is POWERFULL (can bring a significant difference)
it can be implemented at a LOW COST.
Increase creativity. No need of much money it needs
mentality (wisdom).
o Promotes Employee Satisfaction.
o Enables Standard Operations.

Why 5S

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Makes the workers job easier & safer

Encourages a practical approach that prevents
problems & waste before they occur
Promotes daily activity for continuous
improvement
Fits with the companys other efforts such as
pollution, prevention & safety initiative.
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5S Benefits to YOU /worker/

It will make your workplace a safer,

cleaner and more comfortable place
to work
Make your job more satisfying.
Make it easier to communicate with
everyone.
Gives you an opportunity to give
creative input for your work place.
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3. Sustaining stage / /

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Standards for sorting activity

Red Tag Rules
When to Red Tag
How to Red Tag
What is going on the Red Tagged items
Others
Rules for the Red Tag Holding Area
When to clear out
How to dispose of items
Others
OR

Red tag Holding areas

Red tags

Why

Since they
are
Unnecessa
ry items

What

Who

When

Attach red tag Respons Every day

to
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while we get
unnecessary
person
unnecessary
items
materials
(Mr.X)

Materials that Respons after giving

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red tag
person
whom
holding area
concerned
(Mr.Y)

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At the
work
place

Secured
space i.e. At
red tag
material
holding
place

How
By filling every
necessary
information on the
red tags paper and
attach it to
unnecessary items.
Sell
Use in other
department
Repair
Return: try to
reuse it
Discard
Others

Standards set-in-order activity

Which items
Where
How many
Who replenishes
Return all items
What to do when items are missing
Visual standards signs, lines, labels and
color coding
Others
Place for everything and everything in its place.

Layout as a standardization tool

Example: set-in-order for coffee boiling material

Visual control: labeling and color coding

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What it needs to be effective?

the support of:
- Upper management
- Middle management
- Front line employee
with out those integration 5S will fail.

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