5 s Methodology

www.leanmanufacturingpdf.com The Ultimate Guide to a Successful 5S

The Ultimate Guide to a Successful
"5S"
Implement the "5S" in 30 days even if there is a
resistent environment in the company.
Discover how to:
• Be prepared when you have to start 
• Have the "buy in" from your colleagues 
• Shock your boss with great results
We’ve done it. Now it’s your turn. And we’re ﬁnally ready to show
you in this free guide.
Do you ever look at your desk and wish it would well organized ?
Do you hear stories about 30-40% space savings and wonder,
“How do they do it?”
Have you ever spent 4 hours to make order in a department and
then ... chaos again?
If so, I have a good news for you. Here you will ﬁnd the best tips to
have great results in 5S methodology implementation.

Who we are?
We are the LeanLab Staff and we are a
group of engineers with the passion for
the "Lean Thinking".
We have reader all around the world and our community is growing
every month.
The reason is that we are helping people to
Save Time, Learn Faster and Be Lean.
Here’s what we’re covering in this free guide:
• Part 1: The First "S" is not the First Step. How to set the tools for a
successful "5S" 
• Part 2: How to start the "5S" and having your colleagues happy to
participate
• Part 3: Real example to understand

Part 1: The First "S" is not the First Step. How to set the
tools for a successful "5S"
Our friend Fred Rapoza says:
" You cannot go to the war without the right weapons "
In the same way you have to set the tools before you start a "5S"
implementation.
Tool N° 1: Your Boss Commitment
If your boss does not believe in the project will be difﬁcult to have a
great support.
Before you waste your energy, do the "Label Maker Test" to
evaluate if your boss is consistent with his words:
"We have to do 5S".
Here the complete article.
http://leanmanufacturingpdf.com/5s-method/how-to-save-time-
in-5s/
Next page just the test.

"Label Maker Test"
The fastest test to understand your leadership's commitment.
The test is:
Go to your leader and say:
“If you want me on Lean and 5S, I will propose you to buy DYMO
RHINO 5200 Hard Case Kit”.
Case 1:
The leader says immediately YES!
This means he is a Lean Thinker!
Case 2:
The leader says immediately NO!
He is not a Lean Thinker!
If you are in the case 2 I will strongly suggest to avoid to lose the
battle of "5S Methodology" implementation.

Tool N° 2: A lot of stuff ready to be used
One of the biggest mistake you can do is to start the 5S without all
the materials you need to implement it.
Here there is a list of the "minimum" you need to have "ready to use"
when you start.
• One or two boxes to put garbage in
• Red Tags
• Pen and Makers
• Whiteboard or Flipchart
• Colored Adhesive Tapes
• A Label Maker with a lot of cartridge
• Material for "Shadowboard" (see later)
• A PC close to you during the event (with a printer)
• Material to clean shelves
When I say "ready to use" I mean each time you need it you have to
be able to get in less than 2 minutes.

Tool N° 3: Training before starting.
Simon Sinek suggests: "Start with why"
http://leanmanufacturingpdf.com/lean-thinking-video-3/
So do I !
Before coming in an area or office and say: "Let us do 5S", explain
them why it is important and why they should participate.
Some of the phrase you can use:
• It is important to have a place always clean and tidy
• You will find things in an easier way
• You will save a lot of time
• It will be less stressful to work
• There will be less conflict between us
Tool N° 4: Do it! Do not say: "You have to do"
You have to do by yourself, your office has to be under 5S.
During the "5S" you have to participate directly.
If you are not credible, they will not follow you.
Conclusions.
If you do not have these 4 tools DO NOT START!
There is nothing worst than a "false start"

Part 2: How to start the "5S" and having your colleagues
happy to participate
Let me ask you a simple question: Why should a colleague
implement the 5S ?
If you don’t have a crisp answer, you’re not alone. When most
people get asked this question, they list of tons of obscure
reasons. Or worse, they don’t have an answer at all.
That’s a huge problem.
Because if you — the 5S Champion — don’t know, how can you
expect colleagues to implement ?

I learned this the hard way. When I started my first "5S", my answer
was: " we have to do it, the company says it".
This answer kills any motivated person.
The best way to convince your colleagues is to show them your
example.
I have my office under 5S with everything in order and labelled.
When they come to my office to ask me something (a scissors, a
file, papers for the printer, the stapler) I can find that in less the 2
seconds.
The example is the kicker!
Follow this tip and you will be the winner in 5S.
Now,
let us move to the 5S theory with some tips from experience.
Video on 5S worth to see:
The video on 5S is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gKJ3_Hm3dM
Here there is a video to explain 5S by Pens and Pencils:
http://leanmanufacturingpdf.com/5s-lean-by-pens-and-pencils-2/

The Theory of 5S:

Here the Link:
http://leanmanufacturingpdf.com/lean-management-5-main-
steps-video-5/

Part 3: Real example to understand
One of the best way to understand is looking at the examples.
In this third part of this 5S methodolog pdf we will show you real
pictures of 5S implementation.
The good news is that some of the pictures were made by our staff,
so you can use for your "5S ppt".
Example of "Preliminary S" - Do not start without materials

Start doing by yourself - The best way to understand and lead.

1S - Sort
In an ofﬁce we found:
1 Broken Printer
1 Red Iron object (not identiﬁed)
a lot of broken electronic cards
1 pair of rollerblade
and
much more ...

2S - Set in Order
Before
After

5S Methodology - Other Examples

5S Methodology - From the past
An old Pharmacy
An old Drawing set
of tools

Conclusions
We hope now you have a clearer understanding on the 5S
methodology.
We suggest you to explore our video section here to learn more on
Lean in a fast and effective way.
http://leanmanufacturingpdf.com/lean-manufacturing-video/
We are willing to update this guide with all the suggestions and
pictures that you can provide.
Do not hesitate to contact us.
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It was made at the best of our knowledge and it is not for professional use.
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