5S and visual factory ..

Japanese Production System, especially Toyota Production Systems start by having a properly organised and clean workplace. Who do these 5S stand for ?

 

5S is a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words:  

seiri - sort (整理), 

seiton - set in order (整頓), 

seisō - shine (清掃), 

seiketsu - standardize (清潔)

shitsuke - sustain (躾). 

 

These have been translated as "sort", "set in order", "shine", "standardize", and "sustain". The list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new order. - wikipedia..

 

It is said 5S is the one single component on a shopfloor which brings in maximum savings on lean implementation. For that matter any lean implementation either on a manufacturing shopfloor or an office should first start with 5S  implementation.

Good explanation for 5S  5S great explanation

Good example of Lean Factory , Lean Factory Tour -

Kaizen - great demo ..

 

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