5s Visual Factory

What is 5S?

5S is a scientific approach for better housekeeping. To be precise, 5S is an approach for managing the workplace.

5S” or "Lean 5S" is a method to promote a safer, cleaner, and better-organized workplace – often a factory, but the 5S method can also be applied to almost any work environment.

What are the 5S?

1S – Seiri – Sorting – calls for the elimination of unnecessary items that have collected around work areas
2S – Seiton – Set in Order – focuses on effective storage and organization methods that resists clutter and aids long-term productivity
3S – Seiso – Shine – focuses on importance of cleaning in workplace with a view of employee health, morale and safety
4S – Seikestu – Standardize - creates a workplace where employees can confidently pursue their daily work with common understanding of the working methods
5S – Shitsuke – Sustain – focuses on self-discipline and methods of sustaining the efforts put in all other S’s to extract maximum effectiveness on regular basis

BENEFITS OF 5S:

Quick retrieval – less time wasted searching for misplaced items
Health and safety – reduces the risk of injuries, in both the short and long term
Lesser Breakdown – cleaner equipment may mean fewer malfunctions or breakdowns
Improved Productivity - standardized workflow results in quicker operations
Improved Morale – workers0 and employees can take greater pride in a clean and orderly workplace
Reduced inventory – whether equipment, spare parts, or raw materials – may result in reduced warehouse costs

Lean 5S & Visual Factory

5s Visual Factory

What is 5S?

What are the 5S?

BENEFITS OF 5S:

VISUAL FACTORY MANAGEMENT

What is Visual Factory?

How to create a Visual Factory?

4 Phases of Visual Factory:

Benefits of Visual Factory: