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5S Basics
5S Basics
5S
Agenda
What is it?
What’s it for?
How does it work?
When do you use it?
What’s an example?
What is it?
5S is a workplace organization
technique
It is a way to involve associates in the
ownership of their workspace
It helps create and maintain the
efficiency and effectiveness of a work
area
5S is a common starting point for Lean activities in a company
What’s it for?
It is a way to create:
Cleaner work areas
More organization
Safer working conditions
Less wasted time
Efficient work processes and practices
More available space
How does it work?
5S is most effective when applied in a
systematic way
The following video illustrates the 5S
methodology
5S Video
The Five S’s
Sorting – separating the needed from the
not-needed
Simplifying – a place for everything and
everything in its place, clean and ready to use
Systematic Cleaning or Sweeping –
cleaning for inspection
Standardizing – developing common
methods for consistency
Sustaining – holding the gains and
improving
The First S - Sorting
Area 1
Area 2
Monica & Chandler Joey & Phoebe
Area 3
Area 4
Rachel & Ross Jerry & Kramer
Five S Communication Board
Five S Five S
Team Levels Implementation
Members of Plan
Achievement
Five S
Implementation
Five S
Photos Photos Plan
Boundaries
Five S Five S
Routine Routine
Checklist Current Checklist
Situation After Five S
Evaluating Your Initial Situation
Prepare to take work area photos
Take work area photos
Evaluate current 5S Level of
Achievement
5S Workplace Organization
Levels of Achievement
Need ed items are ro ut inely Need ed items can b e Pro b lem s o urces are M et ho d s fo r ho us ekeep ing , Ro o t causes have b een
Level 5: rewo rked / rep laced as retrieved wit hin 3 0 s eco nd s d o cumented with s o lut io ns lab eling , ins p ectio ns , and eliminated and imp ro vement
need ed to imp ro ve wo rk area and req uire a minimum d efined and imp lemented wo rk p lace d esig n are actio ns fo cus o n d evelo p ing
Continuously p erfo rmance numb er o f s t ep s co ntinually imp ro ved and p reventive metho d s
Improve s hared externally as
ap p licab le
Need ed items are ro ut inely Need ed items have b een Daily insp ectio n o ccurs to Ag reements fo r lab eling , So urces and freq uency o f
Level 4: as ses s ed ag ains t b us ines s minimized in numb er/ s ize and as s es s area read iness , ho us ekeep ing , insp ectio ns , p ro b lems are d o cumented as
need s t o as s ure functio nality are p ro p erly arrang ed fo r p o t ential p ro b lems are and wo rk p lace d esig n are p art o f ro utine wo rk, ro o t
Focus on and fit retrieval and us e id entified and fixed co ns is tently fo llo wed and caus es are id entified , and
Reliability d emo ns trate area co rrect ive actio n p lans are
p erfo rmance imp ro vement d evelo p ed
A lis t o f need ed items fo r the Need ed items have d ed icat ed Vis ual co ntro ls fo r Wo rk area ag reements fo r Wo rk team is ro utinely
Level 3: wo rk area has b een lo catio ns and are p ro p erly eq uip ment, files and s up p lies need ed item lab eling and checking area to maint ain 5S
d o cumented lab eled with req uired have b een es tab lis hed fo r the vis ual co ntro ls are p o s ted ag reements and p o s ting
Make it q uantit ies wo rk area and fo llo wed b y wo rk team res ults
Visual
Need ed and no t need ed Need ed items have b een Key wo rk area items to b e Wo rk area ag reements are 5S level has b een d etermined
Level 2: it ems have b een s o rted and s afely s to red and o rg anized checked are ind entified and id entified and d o cument ed and p o s ted o n the
no t need ed have b een acco rd ing t o freq uency o f d o cumented fo r need ed item o rg anization co mmunicatio n b o ard
Focus on remo ved fro m wo rk area us e and wo rk area co ntro ls
Basics
Need ed and no t need ed Items are p laced rand o mly Key wo rk area items to b e No wo rk area ag reements There is no meas urement o f
Level 1: it ems are mixed t hro ug ho ut thro ug ho ut t he wo rk p lace checked d uring a s weep are exis t 5S p erfo rmance
the wo rk area no t id entified
Just
Beginning
rev. 0 4 -0 6 -0 1
Preparing for Implementation
Obtain existing standards for color-coding
and signage
Decide on 5S color-coding and signage
standards
Prepare for Sorting
Prepare for Simplifying
Prepare for Systematic Cleaning
Prepare for Standardizing
Prepare for Sustaining
Summary: Implementing Five S’s
Share 5S Overview
Choose work area implementation group
Determine implementation targets, activities,
and schedules
Document current situation
Apply 5S’s
Document improvements
Determine new improvement goals and action
steps
Issues and Concerns
Communicating across shifts
Disposing of, or moving, personal items
Making time available
Following agreements consistently
Maintaining the gains
Giving rewards and recognition
Integrating 5S with other improvement
activities
What’s an example?
What’s an example?
What’s an example?
Before After
What’s an example?
What’s an example?
Questions?