5S / Workplace Organization
1 day (workshop) / 5 day (Implementation)
Imagine a workplace (office or shop floor) that is cluttered
with dirt, debris, old equipment, old information and misplaced
tools, where people are constantly searching for what they need
to do their jobs properly. In "Lean Thinking", this is called
waste (muda) and these conditions add time and cost to the
products and services that you deliver to your customers. 5S is
a simple but highly effective set of techniques that remove
waste from your work environment through better workplace
organization, visual communication, and general cleanliness. The
five pillars of 5S are defined as Sort, Straighten, Shine,
Standardize, and Sustain. 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
Course Description:
This workshop will clearly position 5S methods within the proper
context of "lean thinking" and value stream improvement.
Participants will be provided detailed training in the
techniques of sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain.
This workshop will provide you with specific strategies for
making sustainable improvements in your work place so that you
can take the strategies back to the workplace and begin
implementing them immediately.
Learning Objective:
Upon the completion of this training, participants will:
- Understand and immediately apply the 5S concepts in their own
workplace.
- Sort - Clearly distinguish between what is needed in a work
area and what is not, thereby eliminating sources of clutter and
unwanted items. Red tagging will be used to remove these items
from the workplace.
- Straighten - Arranging items in the work area and establishing
guidelines; making the location visible and self-explanatory, so
everyone knows what goes where.
- Shine - Clean floors, tools, machines, and equipment in the
work place; incorporates cleanliness into regular work duties.
- Standardize - Defines the standard activities, procedures,
schedules, and the persons responsible for keeping the workplace
clean and organized.
- Sustain - How to make 5S a habit, spread the program to other
areas, and make it a company-wide routine.
- Understand how to measure the bottom line results of your
workplace organization roll-out and how to track its impact on
people.
- Understand the three biggest mistakes you can make when
launching your 5S initiative and how to avoid them.
Who Should Attend:
Senior Executives, Value Stream Managers, Plant or Operation
Managers, Engineers, Administrative Staff, Supervisors, and Shop
Floor Employees
Prerequisites:
- Lean Conversion Overview
- Value Stream Mapping
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