Introduction to 5S...

Seiri
Seiton
Seiso
Seiketsu
Shitsuke

Clearing
Organising
Cleaning
Standardisin
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Discipline

5S become popular in many countries, because it benefits

everybody in organization.
Workplace becomes clean and better organized
Shopfloor and office operation becomes easier and safe.
Results are visible to everyone - insider and outsider
Visible result enhances generation of more and more new ideas.
People are automatically disciplined
People become proud of clean and organized workplace.
Resultant good company image generates more business.etc.

Objectives or whys of 5S.

A clean workplace is high in productivity.
A clean work place has high quality.
A clean workplace keeps cost down
A clean workplace ensures delivery on time
A clean workplace is safe for people to work.
A clean workplace is high in morale.

What is 5S ?
5S means performing ones job happily, at low cost
with safety and certainty by eliminating wastage. It is
not just arranging things beautifully in order or doing
cleaning job.
5S is a participation program. It is a very effective
approach to improving our work environment and
total quality. It becomes a base for continuous
improvement in the organization.

Seiri (Clearing)

Seiri - means clear distinction of the items

needed from those, which are not needed, and
to dispose off all the unnecessary items that do
not belong to the work place.

Seiri (Clearing)

Sort out what is really necessary and

eliminate waste.
Broken & useless items need to be
discarded.
Remaining needed items must be sorted
and arranged by frequency of use.

Seiri (Clearing)

To do this you may need to develop a

policy or fix some rules, i.e
Low priority items may be stored in a
distant place.
High priority items may be kept in a
designated area.

The team should agree the rules and

must stick to them.

Wastage due to lack of Seiri

In many companies we find the shelves, bins and stores in a
messed condition. With this the possibility of occurrence of a
defect is very high. The following are the some types of wastages
due to lack of seiri
Wasted space
Waste from excess bins and shelves
Wastages from obsolete parts
Waste from excess transprn. due to improper storing location
Waste from controlling unnecessary items
Waste from extra task of inventory management

Seiton (Organising)

Seiton means having items accessible for

everyone to use.This means arrange the
required things in the appointed place in such
a manner that they can be instantly picked up
when required.
i.e., A place for everything and everything in its place

Seiton (Organising)

Workplace organisation
to fix the layout of tools and equipment
everything should be readily available when
needed.

Everything needed should be easy to

see, easy to retrieve, easy to use, easy
to return.

Seiton (Organising)
Useful check points for an organised
workplace:
1. Are tools divided into specialised use and
regular use items?
2. Is the number of tools required kept to a
minimum?
3. Are pallets, waste bins, hoses always placed
in the correct location?
4. Is anything stored around safety or fire
fighting equipment?
5. Are positions of main corridors and aisles
clearly marked?
6. Can you immediately and safely find the
items you need?

Wastages due to lack of Seiton

Wasting time to look for items

Waste from defect generation
Waste from over buying
Waste from change in plan

Seiso (Cleaning)

Seiso is to create a Dust free work place.

Seiri & Seiton will make needed items
accessible. However work place must allow
these items to be used efficiently and correctly

Seiso (Cleaning)
Cleaning sounds simple enough, but it
involves a host of activities:
removing from the workplace everything
that should not be there
maintaining everything (that should be
there) in the best possible condition by
constant checking and constant care

Ultimately then "cleaning is careful

checking"

Seiketsu (Standardising)

Seiketsu means to thoroughly enforce

Seiri, Seiton, and Seiso. In other words
maintaining Seiri, Seiton, and Seiso
leads to Seiketsu.

Seiketsu (Standardising)
The state that exists when the first 3 S's
are properly maintained.
make sure that clearing, organising and
cleaning are being maintained and
incorporated into everyday activities.
identify, eliminate or take preventive action
to help prevent 3S conditions to deteriorate.

A never-ending activity!

Seiketsu (Standardising)
People should have clear job assignments

based on their own workplaces.

A useful tool is the 5S Map:

it shows how the workplace is divided into
sections and lists names of the people
responsible for maintaining 5S conditions in
those areas
it makes 5S job assignments visible at a glance.

5 S MAP

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Rajan

Sandeep
Akhil

Shitsuke (Discipline)

Shitsuke means conditioning oneself to

accurately follow what has been decided
faithfully. In other words, it means to create a
habit that everybody can practice.

Shitsuke (Discipline)
Defined as "making a habit of properly
maintaining correct procedures".

So what happens to 5S Programmes that

do not keep discipline?

Lack of Discipline
1. The workplace would become dirty
and chaotic again.
2. Unneeded items would soon begin
piling up.
3. People would neglect to wear their
PPE and eventually sustain an injury.
4. Equipment malfunction and defective
products
5. Customers would become disgusted
by our dirty and disorganised factory.

Discipline - Important Hints

1. Total team involvement and focus on the
challenge is vital
2. Develop complete visual control to make
maintaining the standards as easy as
possible Remember it's about working
smarter not harder!
3. Use Fixed position photographs of
before, during and after to display your
efforts.
4. Use specific audits to evaluate your 5S
effectiveness

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