1. Lean Case Study – 5s
Business: Printing
Methodology: 5s
Issue: Limited visual management
and lack of standardisation
across shifts increases
downtime when setting up
image printer. Typical process
time is 22 mins per set up.
5s methods used to Remaining items
identify and remove organised and visual Standard set up
unnecessary items management used method agreed and
from area. to identify tooling. staff trained across all
shifts.
Result: Average set up time reduced from 22 minutes to 8 minutes, saving
84 minutes per week. Performance across all shifts now standard.
Impact: Productivity increased through reduced down-time.
Bottom Line Benefits
Reduction in set uptime from 22 minutes to 8 minutes has increased throughput by 670
items per week and reduced print defects due to poor set up.