Roadmap to Membership of RICS - Pathways and Routes
5 S
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2. 5 S
What is 5 S?
A method for good housekeeping
well known for ages
It is also known worldwide that a
clean organized, workplace is far
more conducive to better efficiency
and productivity
3. Meaning of 5 S
1 S Seiri Sort out un necessary items and
discard them
2 S Seiton “A place for every thing and
everything in place”
3 S Seiso Clean your workplace so that
there is no dust on the floor,
machine, items and equipments
4 S seiketsu Maintain high standards of
house keeping at all times
5 S Shitsuke Train people to follow good
housekeeping discipline
autonomously
4. Benefits of 5 S
Cleaner and better organized workplace
Shop floor operations become easier and safer
Results are visible to everyone, insider and outsider.
Visible results enhance generation of more new ideas
Happier employees with high morale
Greater involvement of people
Better use of floor space
Less W.I.P. and inventories
Low accident rates and machine breakdowns
High yield of materials
High product quality, thus more orders
