Team members

G Praneetha (08PG301)
Parul Pratap Rai (08PG323)
Swayamvara (08PG349)
 5S Philosophy
• A Japanese principle which focuses on workplace
organization and standardizing the work procedures.
• It is a structured program to systematically achieve total
organization, cleanliness and standardization in workplace.
• Below is the Japanese and the English version of 5S.

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 Purpose of 5S
• To keep the work place clean
• Provides safety
• Reduce the cost
• Increase productivity
• Increase moral
• Creates positive impressions on customers
• Provides good ambience to work
• Eliminates wastage

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 Seiri – Sorting out
• Eliminating unnecessary items from workplace which frees
up the valuable work floor space
• Red tag all the identified unwanted items, then moving it the
central holding area

Material or Item

Classification

Wanted – Safe Not Wanted – Red tag,

keeping Dispose off

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 Example of Red Tag

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 Seiton – Set in order
• Focuses on efficient and effective storage methods
• Determine,
• What is needed to do in the job
• Where the item should be located
• What quantity of the item is really needed
• A place for everything and everything in its place will lessen
time wastage on finding the needed object

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 Seiton – Set in order

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 Seiso - Shine
• Cleaning up the workplace after the clutter and junk has been
identified and eliminated
• Scheduled cleaning with follow up is imperative for sustained
improvement
• Seiso becomes necessary for two reasons,
1. For uninterrupted production activity
2. Workers take pride in working in a cluster
free environment

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 Seiso - Shine

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 Seiketsu - Standardize
• Standardization can only be achieved after the first three
have been implemented
• In this stage cleanliness is ensured by setting standards
• Purpose is to prevent
• Accumulation of unneeded items
• Procedures from breaking down
• Equipment & materials from getting dirty

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 Seiketsu - Standardize

Standardization involves practices like :

• Work place and process layout
• Well defined work methods.
• Cycle time
• Documentation

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 Shitsuke - Sustain
• Periodic monitoring through audit scores
• Structured communication
• Communicating visually through fixed point
• Motivating through recognition
• Encouraging housekeeping projects through Total
Employee Involvement

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 Shitsuke - Sustain
• Piling up of unneeded items.
• Tools & Jips do not return to designated places
• No actions taken to clean the dirty equipments
• Items left protruding in walkways

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 Tips for 5S Success
- by Kevin McManus
• Don't See 5S Initiative as a Stand Alone Effort
• Require Management to Set a Strong 5S Example
• Require Everyone to Enforce 5S Practices on a
Daily Basis
• Incorporate 5S Expectations into every employee's
Job Description
• Clearly, and Visually, Define What Each 5S
Workplace Should Look Like

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 Tips for 5S Success
- by Kevin McManus
• Modify Procedures and Work Instructions to Keep
5S Changes Alive
• Build 5S Expectations in the Monthly High
Performance Work Practices
• Include 5S Recognition in the Regular Employee
Recognition Efforts
• Create a 5S Punch List and Show Regular
Progress Towards Its Completion
• Create a 5S Implementation Plan with Milestones
that Appreciate Process Evolution

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