Japanese Systems of 5s
5S Visual Workplace
Pays for itself in the time and money you’ll save hunting for necessary supplies, tools, files and equipment later. The 5S system will give you benefits that are quickly visible – in your workspace and your bottom line.
5S Workplace Scan Checklist
Quick and Visible Results
5S:
• Improves on-time delivery • Improves quality/reduced defects • Increases productivity • Reduces lead times • Reduces waste in materials, space and time • Reduces inventory and storage costs • Reduces changeover time • Reduces equipment downtime • Improves safety
The 5 “S”s
The 5S system is based on the English translations of five Japanese words. They are: 1. Sort through and sort out: Clean out the work area, keeping what is necessary in the work area, relocating or discarding what is not. 2. Set in order and set limits: Arrange needed items so they are easy to find, use and return, to streamline production and eliminate time searching for them. 3. Shine and inspect through cleaning: Clean and care for equipment and areas, and inspect while doing so. 4. Standardize: Make all work areas similar so procedures are obvious and instinctual, and defects stand out. 5. Sustain: Make these “rules” natural and instinctual. Once they are habits, the total benefits of 5S will be reaped
The system as a whole creates a workspace that allows for minimized waste. Not only do the five steps help to ensure that time will be spent doing more productive activities, but it also reduces the chance of error, rework and injury which are all high cost activities.
Bring our Experts to Your Floor
WMEP manufacturing specialists have many years of real-world experience in manufacturing businesses and have brought 5S and other lean manufacturing techniques to hundreds of manufacturers around the state. They understand specifically how 5S manufacturing can work for you and what obstacles you will have to overcome to
Pays for itself in the time and money you’ll save hunting for necessary supplies, tools, files and equipment later. The 5S system will give you benefits that are quickly visible – in your workspace and your bottom line.
5S Workplace Scan Checklist
Quick and Visible Results
5S:
• Improves on-time delivery • Improves quality/reduced defects • Increases productivity • Reduces lead times • Reduces waste in materials, space and time • Reduces inventory and storage costs • Reduces changeover time • Reduces equipment downtime • Improves safety
The 5 “S”s
The 5S system is based on the English translations of five Japanese words. They are: 1. Sort through and sort out: Clean out the work area, keeping what is necessary in the work area, relocating or discarding what is not. 2. Set in order and set limits: Arrange needed items so they are easy to find, use and return, to streamline production and eliminate time searching for them. 3. Shine and inspect through cleaning: Clean and care for equipment and areas, and inspect while doing so. 4. Standardize: Make all work areas similar so procedures are obvious and instinctual, and defects stand out. 5. Sustain: Make these “rules” natural and instinctual. Once they are habits, the total benefits of 5S will be reaped
The system as a whole creates a workspace that allows for minimized waste. Not only do the five steps help to ensure that time will be spent doing more productive activities, but it also reduces the chance of error, rework and injury which are all high cost activities.
Bring our Experts to Your Floor
WMEP manufacturing specialists have many years of real-world experience in manufacturing businesses and have brought 5S and other lean manufacturing techniques to hundreds of manufacturers around the state. They understand specifically how 5S manufacturing can work for you and what obstacles you will have to overcome to