5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke. Transliterated into Roman script, they all start with the letter "S".The list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new order
2. 5S5S
The 5S system is a lean manufacturing tool that improves workplace efficiency and
eliminates waste. The 5S Methodology has exploded in other areas of quality
improvement including total productive maintenance, the visual workplace, the Just-In-
Time (JIT) process, and Lean manufacturing.
The core principles of 5S involve creating and maintaining
Visual order
Organization
Cleanliness
Standardization
3. The Origins of 5SThe Origins of 5S
THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM
It was Sakichi Toyoda and son Kiichiro as well as Toyota
engineer Taiichi Ohno who developed the 5S methodology or
what they called the Total Production System of TPS after
World War II.
The three Toyota representatives looked at both Ford Motor Company’s assembly lines and the
inventory process at the supermarket chain Piggly Wiggly. Through analysis at Ford, they did notice
waste along with workers who had to wait for one step to be completed which resulted in layoffs and
rehiring. At Piggly Wiggly supermarkets, their inventory system of ordering only what was needed
based on demand helped them understand and implement the Just-In-Time or JIT process into the 5S
methodology.
4. TOYOTA’S SYSTEM COMES TO BE CALLED “LEAN PRODUCTION”
Toyota’s production methods were culturally bound and were not
transferrable to other countries
The ultimate tipping point in favor of widespread adoption of Toyota’s system
arrived with a book called The Machine that Changed the World.
5S BECOMES A POPULAR LEAN TOOL
Companies around the world wanted to know exactly what Toyota was doing
that gave it a leg up on its competitors.
The 5S’s: Five Keys to a Total Quality Environment, published by Takashi
Osada in 1991 and Hiroyuki Hirano’s 5S method titled 5 Pillars of the Visual
Workplace: The Sourcebook for 5S Implementation.
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6. 7S7S
1. Sort - All unneeded tools, parts and supplies are
removed from the area
2. Set in Order - A place for everything and everything is
in its place
3. Shine - The area is cleaned as the work is performed
4. Standardize - Cleaning and identification methods are
consistently applied
5. Sustain - 7S is a habit and is continually improved
6. Safety - Improved safety
7. Spirit - Reliance on the people factor
7. TOOLS FOR 7STOOLS FOR 7S
Shadow Boards Floor Markings Signs
Labeling Industrial printers 5S Tags