The 5 s framework

In
Higher education

The 5 S of Good
Housekeeping

Seiri (Sort)
Seiton (Systematize)
Seiso (Sweep)
Seiketsu (Standardize)
Shitsuke (Self-Discipline)

• Customer satisfaction is the ultimate goal world-class

management.

• The goal of the 5S Program is to make work area most efficient

and productive.

• 5S is neither for the workers nor for a special area within the
company, everybody’s participation is required.
Seiri (Sort)
Take out unnecessary items and throw them away.

Recommended Activities:

• Identify items unnecessary to your work and dispose the items.

• Set a side items that cannot be disposed of immediately and put
disposal notice.

Seiton (Systematized)
Arrange necessary items in proper order so that they can be easily
picked up.

Recommended Activities:

• Think of where to file or store the items

• Consider the following:
- Flow of work
- Location of equipment
- Storage area
• Label Properly

Seiton Practice
• Don’t pile up items without separator:
• Personnel have individual folders in the computer’s hard disk.
• Bulletin Boards are updated and organized.
• Tables and sections are properly labeled according to tasks.
• Nothing is placed under the table glass pad.
Seitketsu Practices
• Locator chart is properly utilized.
• Plants inside and outside the office are properly maintained.
• First aid medicines are available in the medicine cabinet.
• Fire extinguishers are properly and strategically installed.
• Wearing of slippers is not allowed in the office.
• Vendors are not allowed.

Shitsuke (Self – discipline)

Do things spontaneously without being told or ordered

Recommended Activities:
• Treat your workplace as your second home.
• Always remember that much of your waking time is spent in the
workplace.
• Practice the above-mentioned 4’s until it becomes a habit.

Shitsuke Practices
• Reading of the newspapers, texting and eating at designated areas
only.
• Put things back in their proper places after use.
• Kitchen utensils are washed after every use.
• Official and personal long distance telephone calls are recorded
properly in the logbook.
What can an individual gain from 5 S?

• Makes our workplace pleasant

• Makes our work more efficient
• Assures our safety
• Improves quality of our work and our products

What can the companygain from 5 S?

• 5 S increases PRODUCTION
• 5 S improves QUALITY
• 5 S reduces COST
• 5 S makes DELIVERY ON TIME
• 5 S ensures SAFETY
• 5 S improves MORALE

Why 5 S brings such benefits?

• 5 S gives vitality to people

• 5 S rationalizes operation of the company