Understand the fundamentals of lean thinking: sort, shine, straighten, standardize, sustain. Guest Steven Kane—of the Gemba Academy—highlights how these core concepts can help you adopt lean methodology at your workplace.

1. DOZUKI WORKSHOP SERIES
THE LAUNCHPAD
TO LEAN5S
Understanding the fundamentals of lean thinking:
sort, shine, straighten, standardize, sustain

2. featuring
5S: The Launch Pad To Lean
THE WORKSHOP SERIES PRESENTS
Steven Kane
Lean Guru, Gemba Academy

3. Steven Kane
Lean Guru
Gemba Academy
Steven@GembaAcademy.com @GembaAcademy
THE WORKSHOP SERIES PRESENTS

4. 1. The Ten Commandments of Lean
2. The Seven Wastes
3. The “Eighth Waste”
4. 5S Origin & Overview
5. Tying 5S To Lean Initiatives
6. Getting Started
7. Questions
Workshop Roadmap
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5. Why is 5S a great Lean starting point?
• 5S is the best indicator of your readiness for other Lean concepts.
• It’s visual and immediate. You instantly see how effective you are at it.
• The fundamentals of 5S ARE the fundamentals of Lean.
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6. 1. Open your mind to change
2. Think “Yes we can, if. . .”
3. Attack problems, not people
4. Seek simple solutions
5. Stop and fix problems
The Ten Commandments of Lean
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7. 6. Use creativity, not capital
7. Problems are opportunities in disguise
8. Find the root cause of problems
9. The wisdom of many is greater than the knowledge of one
10.There is no final destination on the improvement
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The Ten Commandments of Lean

8. 1. Defects
2. Inventory
3. Excess Processing
4. Waiting
5. Motion
6. Transportation
7. Excess Production
The Seven Wastes
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9. 1. Underutilized talent or ability
The “Eighth Waste”
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10. CANDO
• Clean Up
• Arrange
• Neatness
• Discipline
• On-going Improvement
Henry Ford
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11. What Is 5S?
Sort
Straighten
ShineStandardize
Sustain
5S
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12. Cleaning the Garage
• Sort
• Straighten
• Shine
Understanding 5S
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The Real Challenge
• Standardize
• Sustain

13. Sort Out
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14. Sort Out
#
Item Classification
Date Tag Attached Date Action Was Taken
RED TAG
We have not used in
*and/or*
last week/month
We will not use in
next week/month
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15. Quarantine
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16. Straighten
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17. Set In Order
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18. Shine
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19. Shine
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20. Clean To Inspect
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21. • Color coding
• Standard work documents
• Standardized cleaning lists
• Location control marks
• Position marks / shadow boards
Standardize
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22. Standardize
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23. A Place For Everything
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24. What’s Missing?
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25. Everything In Its Place
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26. Sustain
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27. Sustain5S + Safety Checklist - Office
Area:
Score (# of Y's / 25):
Sort (get rid of what's not needed):
- unnecessary items have been removed from the area (furniture, storage, things on walls…)
Y
N
- any incomplete work has been completed or removed to be resolved separately
Y
N
- a red tag area is used to hold items requiring decisions (no item more than 7 days old)
Y
N
- work surfaces, drawers and storage areas do not have items in or on them that don't belong
Y
N
Straighten (organize):- all work surfaces, storage areas and equipment are clearly marked and well organized
Y
N
- locations and containers for items and supplies are clearly marked
Y
N
- incomplete work or items requiring special attention are separated and clearly marked
- standard information boards have been established (for measurement and managemen
Sweep (clean and solve):- floors, work surfaces, equipment and stora
- garbage and recyclab
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28. Sustain
“We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
~ Aristotle
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29. Standards And Expectations
What does a clean and extremely organized workplace say about the organization?
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30. 1. Defects
2. Inventory
3. Excess Processing
4. Waiting
5. Motion
6. Transportation
7. Excess Production
The Seven Wastes
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31. So…
Why Is 5S a Launch
Pad To Lean?
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32. • Long-term thinking
• Standard work
• Consistency
• Cultural
• Gradual
• Never ending way of operating
Lean is Intentional
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33. • Identify a problem to solve
• Anticipate conflict
• Small, incremental improvements
• Be consistent
• Be persistent
• Celebrate success
• Relax, there is no finish line
How Do I Start?
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34. Steven Kane
Lean Guru, Gemba
steven@gembaacademy.org
Cait Emma Smith
Director of Outreach, Dozuki
cait@dozuki.com
Thanks for joining us today.
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