5S Material and Links

What You Need to Know About 5S's
The 5S's comes from 5 Japanese words that have been translated into English. While the actual English translation may vary depending on who you are talking to, the meanings remain the same:
Japanese Term
English Equivalent
Seiri
Sort
Seiton
Set In Order
Seiso
Shine
Seiketsu
Standardize
Shitsuke
Sustain
What is 5S?
What is Sort
What is Set In Order
What is Shine
What is Standardize
What is Sustain
Implementing 5S's
5S Checklists and Forms
Sort: Dispositioning Items
Sort: Items No Longer Needed
Sort: 5S Sort Checklist
Set In Order: Considering Usage Frequency and Storage Proximity
Set In Order: Storage Options
Set In Order: Location-Specific Designated Storage
Set In Order: Storage Don'ts
Set In Order: Signs and Labels for Storage Locations
Set In Order: Set In Order Checklist
Shine: Tips for Cleaning the Workplace
Shine: Maintaining Workplace Appearance
Shine: Preventive Shine Measures
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Did You Know...
Companies report 5S efforts have:
Reduced needed shop floor space by 60%. http://www.mep.org/processimpro.html
Reduced in-process times by 25%. http://www.mep.org/processimpro.html
Increased inventory turns by 67%. http://www.camt.com/5S.HTM
Reduced inventory by 35%. http://www.camt.com/5S.HTM
Books and Training on 5S
5S is a pretty simple concept so why would you need training?
Training helps assure that everyone in the organization or on the 5S team has the same baseline understanding of the 5S process. 5S training can also be motivational and inspire people to take the first step toward better organization in the workplace. Often the reason that work areas become disorganized is because people working in the area have not allowed themselves the time to designate a place for everything and then make sure that everything is in it's place. Eventually the cleaning task becomes so monumental that people don't know where to start and it is easier to put it off for one more day. 5S training legitimizes taking the time to get organized.
More so than any other training that we do, people tell us that they are motivated to not only use what they have learned about 5S on their job, but also in their personal lives. With that kind of warm reception for 5S training, the benefits of training are obvious. After all, if it was easy and didn't require training, people would already be practicing 5S methodology.
The 5S Reference Guide A basic guide that covers the essential aspects of 5S with lots of helpful hints on initiating and sustaining a 5S effort. Only $9.95 each or $7.95 each when purchased in 5 packs.
The 5S's: Workplace Organization Comprehensive online training on the 5S's. Available on-line or in CD-ROM or Network versions. Click here for more information. Click here to try a sample lesson.
5S Outside of the Box
If you have never worked in a commercial kitchen you might not have any idea of what is going on behind the scenes in a restaurant. Diners in a fine restaurant may be comfortably relaxed enjoying their first glass of wine, but the kitchen is in a controlled chaos mode. What keeps the kitchen from uncontrolled chaos is mise en place (pronounced MEEZ ahn plahs), the French phrase that translates as “to put in place.”
Mise en place means assembling all of the ingredients, pots and pans, plates, and serving pieces needed for a particular period. More than that though, mise en place is a state of mind. According to the Culinary Institute of America’s tome The New Professional Chef…”Someone who has truly grasped the concept is able to keep many tasks in mind simultaneously, weighing and assigning each its proper value and priority.”
Mise en place sounds like the 5S’s to us. Having a clean and organized work area that only has what is needed to do the job eliminates a lot of wasted time and frustration in getting the job done.
5S Links
Article on how 5S helped a plant achieve Best Plant status http://www.industryweek.com/iwinprint/BestPlants/bp_profiles.asp?Input=133
5S Defined http://www.isixsigma.com/dictionary/5S-486.htm
Get a Free booklet on 5S from this company that has products to help you implement 5S's http://www.duralabel.com/free-five-s-booklet-o.html
5S and Lean manufacturing tools http://www.magnatag.com/page/KEYLEANMFG/category.asp?linkid=PDV


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