5S

T H E L A U N C H PA D
TO LEAN
Understanding the fundamentals of lean thinking:
sort, shine, straighten, standardize, sustain

DOZUKI WORKSHOP SERIES

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5S: The Launch Pad To Lean

featuring
Steven Kane
Lean Guru, Gemba Academy
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Steven Kane
Lean Guru
Gemba Academy

Steven@GembaAcademy.com @GembaAcademy
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Workshop Roadmap
1. The Ten Commandments of Lean
2. The Seven Wastes
3. The “Eighth Waste”
4. 5S Origin & Overview
5. Tying 5S To Lean Initiatives
6. Getting Started
7. Questions
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Why is 5S a great Lean starting point?

• 5S is the best indicator of your readiness for other Lean concepts.

• It’s visual and immediate. You instantly see how effective you are at it.
• The fundamentals of 5S ARE the fundamentals of Lean.
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The Ten Commandments of Lean

1. Open your mind to change
2. Think “Yes we can, if. . .”
3. Attack problems, not people
4. Seek simple solutions
5. Stop and fix problems
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The Ten Commandments of Lean

6. Use creativity, not capital
7. Problems are opportunities in disguise
8. Find the root cause of problems
9. The wisdom of many is greater than the knowledge of one
10.There is no final destination on the improvement
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The Seven Wastes

1. Defects
2. Inventory
3. Excess Processing
4. Waiting
5. Motion
6. Transportation
7. Excess Production
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The “Eighth Waste”

1. Underutilized talent or ability
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Henry Ford
CANDO
• Clean Up
• Arrange
• Neatness
• Discipline
• On-going Improvement
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What Is 5S?
Sort

5S
Sustain Straighten

Standardize Shine
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Understanding 5S
Cleaning the Garage The Real Challenge
• Sort • Standardize
• Straighten • Sustain
• Shine
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Sort Out
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Sort Out
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We have not used in We will not use in

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Date Tag Attached Date Action Was Taken

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Quarantine
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Straighten
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Set In Order
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Shine
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Shine
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Clean To Inspect
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Standardize
• Color coding
• Standard work documents
• Standardized cleaning lists
• Location control marks
• Position marks / shadow boards
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Standardize
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A Place For Everything

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What’s Missing?
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Everything In Its Place

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Sustain
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Sustain
“We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
~ Aristotle
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Standards And Expectations

What does a clean and extremely organized workplace say about the organization?
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The Seven Wastes

1. Defects
2. Inventory
3. Excess Processing
4. Waiting
5. Motion
6. Transportation
7. Excess Production
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So…
Why Is 5S a Launch
Pad To Lean?
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Lean is Intentional
• Long-term thinking
• Standard work
• Consistency
• Cultural
• Gradual
• Never ending way of operating
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How Do I Start?
• Identify a problem to solve
• Anticipate conflict
• Small, incremental improvements
• Be consistent
• Be persistent
• Celebrate success
• Relax, there is no finish line
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Thanks for joining us today.

Steven Kane Cait Emma Smith

Lean Guru, Gemba Director of Outreach, Dozuki
steven@gembaacademy.org cait@dozuki.com