5 S
- Creates a safer workplace
- Improves quality of work and product
- Improves uptime
- Reduces scrap or material waste
- Creates an organised workplace
Step 5: Sustain
Take care of the shop and the shop will take care of you
Sustain the process through audits and standards
Step 4: Standardize
If it doesn’t get dirty, it doesn’t need to be cleaned
Incorporate cleaning procedures into the daily work
Step 3: Shine
Clean and shine keeps everything running fine
Perform a thorough cleaning to identify any abnormality
Step 2: Set in Order
A place for everything and everything on its place !
Decide and organize where to keep necessary items.
Step 1: Sort
When in doubt, sort it out and/or red tag it!
Identify the necessary items in your work area