The document discusses the 5S methodology for improvement management used by Sundaram-Clayton Limited. It describes the 5S principles of sorting, setting in order, shining, standardizing, and sustaining. Examples are provided for how each S has been implemented, such as designating storage areas and containers for different items. Benefits of 5S include improved safety, quality, productivity and cost reduction through establishing clear visual controls and reducing waste. Continuous monitoring, communication and training are emphasized to sustain the 5S system gains over time.

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5S Improvement
Management
- SCL Experience

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How to diagnose a company?
Look at its 5-S first
No TQM ,TPM or Lean without 5-S

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Understanding of 5S
1S - Sorting out
2S - Set Limits & Systemize
3S - Shine equipment
4S - Search time elimination
5S - Set standards, Practice & Discipline
Purpose of 5S improvement management is to discipline
ourselves, conduct daily audits and take corrective action(i.e)
find non-conformity,abnormality,deviation,discrepancies and
take immediate corrective action by self

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1S - Sorting out
 Change from wet to dry –
• Nothing on the floor, table, top of racks, cup-boards,
gangways, roadways etc
• If no swarf, water ,oil, dust, paper, litter, potholes etc are
found then it is called Dry
 Keep only wanted items for the day’s requirement and remove
unwanted items to the designated areas such as stores,Filing
cabinet,suppliers as the case maybe
 Keep only useful items and remove not useful items to
designated areas such as as Red-tag area,scrap yard
 No mix up of parts and products in pallets,in racks,in drawers,
bins etc

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1S - Sorting out
Example : Wet to Dry; Nothing on the floor and gangways

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1S - Sorting out
Example : Wet to Dry; No potholes,no litter

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1S - Sorting out
Example : Wet to Dry; Only wanted items

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1S - Sorting out benefits
 Good house keeping (Hospital clean,Garden green
atmosphere)
 Pleasant and conducive atmosphere
 Facilitates thinking and idea generation for improvement
 Keeping all things in order
 Facilitates visual control and corrective action

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2S - Set limits & Systemize
 A place for everything: every useful thing has a place
 To discipline and work within marked boundaries
 Prefixed locations/markings

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2S - Set limits & Systemize - Examples
 Gang-Way marking in shop floor
 Curb stones in roadway
 Dedicated containers - easy for identification, traceability and
counting
 Containers with separators - No parts touching each other to
prevent dents/damages
 Pre fixed location in shop floor/office (tools,fixtures,gauges etc)

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2S - Set limits & Systemize –Examples (Contd.)
 X R Chart for quality
 Metal temperature, die temperature control limits in
Foundry
 Recipe for cooking in kitchen
 Fixed number of shots between die-servicing in Foundry
 Fixed tool regrinding frequency and operate accordingly

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2S - Set limits & Systemize
Example: Gangway marking

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2S - Set limits & Systemize
Example: Fixed time for garbage disposal

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2S - Set limits & Systemize
Example:Dedicated Containers

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2S - Set limits & Systemize
Example: Containers with Separators

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Before
After
2S - Set limits & Systemize
Example: Pre fixed location

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2S - Set limits & Systemize
Example: Pre fixed location

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2S - Set limits & Systemize - Benefits
 Prevents accidents,improves safety
 Helps to optimize and achieve best in quality, cost and delivery
 Facilitates clear cut visual controls
 Easy to observe and take corrective / preventive actions
 Lead time reduction
 Good discipline

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3S - Shine equipment
 Refurbishing of facilities, systems to ensure continuous
improvement
 Revising product,processes,methods for enhancing life cycle
 Audits for correction and prevention

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3S - Shine equipment - Examples
 Cleaning of machines. Equipment cleaning is checking
 Preventive maintenance activities
 Poka yoke implementation
 Oil,water recycling and reusing
 Oil reclamation from wet swarf
 Reclaiming aluminium from dross
 Replacement of spares/ machinery

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3S - Shine equipment-Examples (contd.)
 Revisiting tools,methods,processes and cells for
implementation and improvement
 Refurbishing of old files,painted walls,printer cartridges,
uniforms,shoes etc
 Reconditioning of machines
 Doing things differently
 Shop Floor painting
 Refilling of oil
 Washing components,hands

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3S - Shine Equipment
Example: Clean Machines

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3S - Shine Equipment
Example: Clean Hand wash area

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3S - Shine Equipment
Example: Water Recycling plant

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3S - Shine Equipment-Benefits
 Facilitates preventive measures
 Reduces downtime
 Increases flow of equipment effectiveness
 Improves productivity
 Reduces cost

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4S - Search time elimination
 Transparent storage systems with nomenclature/coding
 Well established visual controls
 Maximum 2 minute for part/document retrieval
 Set up time reduction
 Tool change time reduction

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4S - Search time elimination-Examples
 Open filing system
 Transparent storage cupboards
 Tool cupboards in shop floor
 Fixture stand in the shop floor
 Color codification for electrical lines, water lines, air lines etc
 Live documents in filing and not records
 Parts identification, fixture identification in the shop floor

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4S - Search time elimination
Example: Open filing system – Quick retrieval

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4S - Search time elimination
Example: Transparent storage cupboards

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4S - Search time elimination
Example: Tool cupboards in shop floor

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4S - Search time elimination
Example: Fixture stand in shop floor

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4S - Search time elimination-Benefits
Search time reduced to less than 2 minutes
 Increase in productivity
 Cost reduction
 Eliminates Non Value added (NVA) activities
 Reduces mental agony

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5S - Set standards, Practice &Discipline
 Standardizing the 4S practices
 Continuous audit and revision of standards
 Training of concerned in the revised standards
 Abolishing unwanted standards

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5S-Set standard,Practice and Discipline-Examples
 Operation Standards ,Limit samples,Quality Control
Process Charts etc
 Horizontal deployment of standards
 Quality system manual
 Gauge calibration standards
 Recipe standard for cooking in canteen

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Process of holding gains

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Process of holding gains
 Daily monitoring through audit scores
 Improving ownership by allocating areas
 Using red tag campaigns
 Communicating visually through fixed point photographs
 Structured communication
 Continuous training of all employees
 Periodic audits at all levels

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Process of holding gains
 Motivating through recognition
 Encouraging house-keeping projects through Total Employee
Involvement (TEI)

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Improving ownership by allocating areas

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Using red tag campaigns

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Structured communication
 Reviews
 Sunrise meetings
 PDCA meetings for daily management
 In-house journal

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Results of 5S Management

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Results of 5S Management
5S management helps to achieve:
 Reduction in warranty claims
 Reduction in assembly rework in-house
 Improvement in inventory turn ratio
 Reduction in customer end line stoppers