5S

WHAT IS 5S?

5S is a systematized approach to organize work areas,

keep rules and standards,
and maintain the discipline needed to do a good job.

5S means good housekeeping

and workplace organization.
FOCUS OF 5S
 visual order
 organization
 cleanliness
 standardization

RESULTS OF 5S
 improved profitability
 efficiency
 service
 safety
 5S is a part of Kaizen.
Kaizen Means “continuous improvement”
•Qulqullina oomishaaf oomishtummaa keenyaa fi itti fayyadama
mana hojii keenyaati.
•Tooftaa ittiin bakka hojii keenyaa eegnuu fi qulqulleessinu dha.
•Bakka hojii keenyaa yeroo yeroon qulqulleessuu fi kunuunsuu
dha
 Kaizen

Kaizen improves . . .
 product quality
 production
capacity
 use of capital reducing
 safety waste
 space utilization
 communications
 employee retention
 SORT
SUSTAIN

Qooduu
T×^ƒ
Amaleeffachuu
T•
´Kp
SET IN ORDER

Sadarkeessuu
Qindeessuu TLSÉ
TekSØ
Qulqulleessu STANDARDIZE
Têǃ
SWEEP
 Qooduu T×^ƒ (Sort)
 Remove all items from the workplace that are not
needed for current production or administrative
operation.
 Keep “only what is needed, only in the amount
needed, and only when it is needed”.
Taking out and
disposing unnecessary items.
Unneeded items are thrown away or disposed.
Why Sort is important?
 Space, time, money, energy
and other resources can be
managed and used most
effectively
 Problem and hassle in the
work flow are reduced.
 Communication between
employees is improved.
 Product quality and
Productivity is enhanced.
Qindeessuu / tartiibessuu TekSØ (Set in Order)
Organization of necessary items in good order and
easy access.
 Arrangingneeded items in the way easy to
use and labeling them so that easy to find
and put away(visual management)
Arrange needed items so;
 it is easy to use.
 label them so that anyone can find them
easily and put them agin.
Set-in-order is important because it
eliminates;
 Time spent searching for an item
 Motion wastes
 Difficulty returning item to its original place
 Excess inventory
 Reduce damage
 safety
 Qulqulleessu Têǃ (Sweep/Shine)
Cleaning of the workplace
Cleaning even if things are NOT DIRTY. A regular cleaning schedule
prevents things from having the chance to get dirty.
 Benefits from Shine
Clean and comfortable workplace.
Increase visibility to defects when it
occurs.
Helps to maintain safer workplace.
Good working environment increase
morale.
Early detection of machinery and
equipment failure.
Sadarkeessuu TLSÉ (Sanitize/Standardize)

Maintaining the workplace in high

standard of housekeeping.
 What is Standardize
 Standardize is the method you use to maintain the
first three pillars (Sort, Set in order and Shine)

 Make it a rule to perform given work in the given

manner.

 Standardize is different from the first three pillars

because it is a method used to sustain the first three
pillars rather than housekeeping activity.
Amaleefachuu T•´Kp (Sustain/Self-Discipline)
Doing things spontaneously without
being told.
Means making a habit of properly maintaining
correct procedures

“Teach by doing.”