In the words of Hiroyuki Hirano, author of 5S: Five Pillars of the Visual Workplace:
“A company that cannot successfully implement the 5 Ss cannot expect to effectively integrate JIT, re-engineering, or any other large-scale change. Good workplaces develop beginning with the 5S’s. Bad workplaces fall apart beginning with the 5 Ss.”
Benefits of the 5S System:
- Improved quality
- Achieve work standardization
- Decreased changeover time
- Improved safety
- Reduced storage costs
- Reduced cycle time
- Reduced machine down time
- Boost employee morale as well as work environment
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Name |
Interpretation |
Description |
| Seiri | organisation | Separate out all the things that are not necessary and eliminate them or tidy them away. |
| Seiton | neatness | Arrange the essential things in order so that they can be quickly and easily accessed and put away. |
| Seiso | cleaning | Keep machines and working environment clean. |
| Seiketsu | standardisation | Make cleaning and checking a routine practice; maintain a pleasant environment. |
| Shitsuke | discipline | Standardise the previous four steps and constantly improve them. |
Links:
5s in the avionics industry - IQA
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