• 5S is an Improvement Management tool

• House Keeping is the byproduct of 5S

• No TQM ,TPM or Lean without 5-S.

How to diagnose a company?

Look at its 5S first

5S

Abstract

Purpose of 5S management is to discipline ourselves, conduct daily audits and take corrective action. ( i.e to find non- conformity, abnormality, deviation, discrepancies etc and take immediate corrective action by self)

Our understanding of 5S

• 1S - Sorting out

• 2S - Set limits & systemize

• 3S - Shine equipment

• 4S - Search time elimination

• 5S - Set standards, Practice & Discipline

1S - Sorting out

Example : Wet to Dry

Make things easy to seeExample:

1S - Sorting out

2S - Set limits & Systemize

Pre fixed LocationExample:

Before

After

3S - Shine Equipment

Clean Hand wash areaExample:

4S - Search time elimination

Example: Open filing system