5 S & Kaizen

House Keeping
House Keeping is a process wherein everyone
in the company is committed & involved in
upkeept of the workplace & cleanliness of
M/C, material, Information etc. Such that
only needed material + information is kept and its
fastest accessibility is ensured.

What is House Keeping

Systematic approach to a better workplace
Involves arrangement, cleanliness, discipline and
maintenance of standards
Assign a place for everything and ensures
everything in its place
Is everybodys responsibility
Is the starting point of any improvement activity
Means early retrieval of information

Benefits of 5S

Improve Safety
Decrease down time
Raise employee morale
Identify problems more quickly
Develop control through visibility
Establish convenient work practices
Increase product and process quality
Strengthen employees pride in their work
Promote stronger communication among staff
Empowers employees to sustain their work area

What is Visual Control?

Visual control communicates required important formation to
people who need it.
It grabs one or more of our senses in order to :
Alert us to an abnormality
Help us recover quickly
Promote adherence and prevention
Enable successful self management
Visual Control reduces errors and waste by making problems
visible. It identifies the gap between the standard and actual
performance and tells us how to respond

House Keeping Check list

Check Points
Specifics
Safety Loose electrical wires,
exposed switches, oil
leakages etc
Shop Floor
New look, materials on the floor, lubricants spillage etc
Common areas
Toilet upkeep, pantry, front office/reception, canteen
Gate/Security/
Marked parking places, cars/
Horticulture
Scooters, visitors entry, greenery etc
Scrap yard/
Fencing/boundaries
Admin/office
File storage, noise pollution, illumination, wall clocks on
time
X-Y Setting
Symmetry in every thing
Visual Displays Sign / identify boards (visual displays) with
standardisation

Deming Cycle for Continuous

Improvement

Kaizen

What does Kaizen mean?

Three key factors

Aspects

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3