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PRESENTATION
ON
“5S KAIZEN”
 What is 5S ?
5S is a philosophy and a way of organizing and managing
the workspace and work flow with the intent to improve
efficiency by eliminating waste, improving flow and
reducing process unreasonableness.

It is for improvement of
working environment
Introduction
The word “5S(five S)” was generalized in 1980’s in
manufacturing sector in Japan, as Toyota Production
System (TPS) became famous in the sector and “5S
activities” were set as one of the bases of TPS
Service industry started to used “5S” in 1990’s
5S activities are to create good working environment through
reduction of “Muri”, “Mura”, and “Muda”
•It help to have a basis of strong management of workplace
•What is “Muri”, “Mura”, and “Muda”?

Muri : overburden, unreasonableness or absurdity

Mura : unevenness or inconsistency, primarily with

physical matter and the human spiritual condition

Muda : activity which is wasteful or doesn’t add value

 National Demonstration Project –

NDP was designed to test TQM approach for health care quality
and safety improvement

NDP was conducted in US (1989-1990) and Japan (2000-2004)

Many private hospitals in Asia, Europe, and US are practicing

KAIZEN-TQM approaches for health care quality, hospitals
management and safety improvement
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 5S in Japanese/English
5S is literally five abbreviations of Japanese terms with 5 initials of
S.
S- Code. Japanese English
S-1 SEIRI SORT

S-2 SEITON SET

S-3 SEISO SHINE

S-4 SEIKETSU STANDARDIZE

S-5 SITSUKE SUSTAIN

5-S
 SEIRI Sorting/segregating

 SEITON Self Arrangement/arranging

 SEISO Spic and Span (Neat and Clean)

 SEIKETSU Standardization

 SHITSUKE Self Discipline

 SEIRI Sorting/Segregating

Separating the wanted and unwanted

Junk & Waste Repairable Wanted Items

No Use Repair

Discard To next step

 SEIRI Sorting/Segregating

While doing Seiri keep in mind :

How often things are used.
 What is the life if the material.
 Cost of the material
 Be sure to throw the things, otherwise
you may repent.
 SEIRI Sorting/Segregating

Consequences of not following SEIRI:

•The wanted is hard to find,when
required.
•More space is demanded.
•Unwanted items cause misidentification.
•Misidentification causes errors in operation.
•Maintenance cost of the equipments
increases.
 SEITON
Self Arrangement/arranging

While doing Seiton keep in mind :

The right location where the things will be
used.
FIFO (First in First out) arrangement.
Labeling of the area and the equipment is very
important.
Keep proper gaps between two things to avoid
confusion.
 SEITON
&
VISUAL CONTROL

 Good SEITON includes use of labels signs, indications,

display, cautions

 Use of labels signs, indications, display, cautions

highlights difference between normality and
abnormality.
 Non - users of the equipments also become aware of its
use and precautions.
 SEISO
Spic and Span (Neat and Clean)
While doing Seiso keep in mind :

Cleaning should be done regularly.

Use the best cleaning agent .
All the nooks and corners should be cleaned.
Keep all the labels intact.
All the labels should correct, visible and legible to
all.
 SEISO
Spic and Span (Neat and Clean)

Sweep your workplace thoroughly so that there is no

dust/dirt/scrap anywhere.

The area should say “ Who I’m” and its neatness should give
you a natural welcome.
 SEIKETSU
(standardization)
 Consequences of not following Seiketsu :
 Dual standards yield multiple results.
 Multiple results lead to conflicts and confusions.
 Rework increases.
 Rework increases the basic cost of the finished product
without any value addition
 SEIKETSU
(standardization)

 Always aim at maintaining the standard level of

cleanliness, hygiene and visual control.

 Keep all the 4 M’s ( Man., Machine, Material and

Method) intact, a lapse in any one of them will

make you loose the rest of the three

 SHITSUKE
(Self-Discipline)
 If you are disciplined. :
Rules will always be followed.
Laid down targets will be achieved.
Improvements will be promoted .
The no. of defects will be reduced.
The cost will not increase.
PROPER 5S IMPLEMENTATION IMPROVE SAFETY

SAFETY
 Video on 5”S”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTaEpmd74XU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKertq3-fjc
THANK
YOU