Answer:
•Sorting
1.Remove items not used in area – outdated materials, broken equipment, redundant equipment, files on the computer, measurements which you no longer use
2.Ask staff to tag all items which they don’t think are needed – this improves understanding about need and use
3.Classify all equipment and materials by frequency of use to help decide if it should be removed – place ‘Red Tag’ on items to be removed
4.Establish a ‘holding area’ for items that are difficult to classify – hold item for allotted period to enable others not on 5S team to review
•Straightening
1.Identify and allocate a place for all the materials needed for your work
2.Assign fixed places and fixed quantity
3.Make it compact
4.Place heavy objects at a height where they are easy to pick from
5.Decide how things should be put away, and obey those rules
•Systematic Cleaning
1.Identify root causes of dirtiness, and correct process
2.Only one work activity on a workspace at any given time
3.Keep tools and equipment clean and in top condition, ready for use at any time
4.Cleanliness should be a daily activity – at least 5 minutes per day
5.Use chart with signatures/initials shows that the action or review has taken place
6.Ensure proper lighting – it can be hard to see dirt and dust
•Standardizing
1.Standardization of best practices through ‘visual management’
2.Make abnormalities visible to management
3.Keep each area consistent with one another
4.Standards make it easy to move workers into different areas
5.Create process of how to maintain the standard with defined roles and responsibilities
6.Make it easy for everyone to identify the state of normal or abnormal conditions – place photos on the walls, to provide visual reminder
•Sustain
1.Establish and maintain responsibilities – requires leader commitment to follow through
2.Every one sticks to the rules and makes it a habit
3.Participation of everyone in developing good habits and buy-in
4.Regular audits and reviews
5.Get to root cause of issues
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