5S Is A Basic Fundamental, Systematic Approach For Productivity, Quality and Safety Improvement in All Types of Business

5S
5S is a basic fundamental,
systematic approach for
productivity, quality and safety
improvement in all types of
business.
The Five S program focuses on
• visual order,
• organization,
• cleanliness and
• standardization
The principles underlying a Five S program at first appear

to be simple, obvious common sense. And they are. But
until the advent of Five S programs many businesses
ignored these basic principles.
OBJECTIVE
 Reducing wasted time and materials

 Improving daily or shift start up times
 Reducing maintenance time
 Improving efficiency and productivity
 Improving employee morale
 Simplifying the work environment
What are the Five S's?
• Sort-Seiri - the first step is sorting things needed frequently and those
that are not needed
• Set In Order/sytematize -seiton - organize, identify and arrange
everything in a work area
• Shine – seiso-regular cleaning and maintenance
• Standardize- seiketsu- make it easy to maintain - simplify and
standardize
• Sustain – shitsuke-maintaining what has been accomplished
Now a days there are two more s
Safety
Smile
Sort-Seiri
• Means to sort through everything in each work
area
• Keep only what is necessary.
• Materials, tools, equipment and supplies that are
not frequently used should be moved to a
separate, common storage area
• Items that are not used should be discarded.
Obsolete fixtures, molds, jigs, scrap material,
waste and other unused items and materials are
disposed of.
Sort-Seiri
• Distinguish what is needed and what not.
• Audit with application of red tags
• Answer questions like
– What quantity is needed
– Where is this used /required
5S
– Why is it stored here
– What’s the frequency of use
– How is it controlled
Set In Order/sytematize -seiton
• Step two is to organize, arrange and identify everything in a
work area for the most efficient and effective retrieval and
return to its proper place.
Commonly used tools should be readily available
• properly labeled
• Clean and paint floors to make it easier to spot dirt, waste
materials and dropped parts and tools. Outline areas on the
floor to identify work areas, movement lanes, storage areas,
finished product areas, etc. Put shadows on tool boards,
making it easy to quickly see where each tool belongs.
• Piping, valves, control panels, major equipment, doorways,
minor equipment, instruments, storage areas, offices and
files should all be clearly identified.
Shine – seiso
• Step Three: Once you have everything, from each
individual work area up to your entire facility, sorted
(cleaned up) and organized, you need to keep it that
way. This requires regular cleaning, or to go along with
our third S, "shining" things up.
• Maintenance and cleaning schedule and responsibility
Shine – seiso
• Regular, usually daily, cleaning -While
cleaning it's easy to also inspect the
machines, tools, equipment and supplies
you work with.
• easy to spot lubricant leaks, equipment
misalignment, breakage, missing tools and
low levels of supplies.
• Problems identified and fixed when
they are small.
Standardize- seiketsu-
• Step Four: To ensure that the first three steps in your

Five S program continue to be effective, the fourth step is
to simplify and standardize.
• Develop a work structure that will support the new

practices and make them into habits
• Avoiding old work habits by Using standards
An easy way to make people aware of, and

remind them about the standards is to use
labels, signs, posters and banners.
Sustain – shitsuke
• Step Five: The final step is to continue training and

maintaining the standards.
• Have a formal system for monitoring the results of
your Five S program.
• Continue to educate people about maintaining

standards. When there are changes - such as new
equipment, new products, new work rules - that will
effect your Five S program, and adjustments to
accommodate those changes, make any needed
changes in the standards and provide training that
addresses those changes.
After 5S
Keys to successful implementation of 5s
Get everyone involved
Get company authorization
5s for everyone
Make yourself understood
Do it all the way- correct red-tagging formats and procedures
Don’t stop it halfway in establishing the 5s

CASE STUDY
ON
JAYA SHREE TEXTILES
ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
Location: kolkata (W.B.)
THE COMPANY
Manufacturer of a variety of LINEN fabrics & wool combing,

•This company follow the 5s system and all the standards of
organisation by this its gets many achievements and benefits.
Achievement
Reduced non-value added process steps
Cycle timer reduction of 51 percent
Distance travelled reduced by 77 percent
Reduced space consumption by 35 percent

Benefits of 5S
•Improve safety
•Raise employee morale

•Identify problems more quickly

•Develop control through visibility

•Establish convenient work practices
•Increase product and process quality

•Strengthen employees’ pride in their work

•Promote stronger communication among staff

•Empower employees to sustain their work area

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The principles underlying a Five S program at first appear

 Reducing wasted time and materials

• Step Four: To ensure that the first three steps in your

• Develop a work structure that will support the new

An easy way to make people aware of, and

• Step Five: The final step is to continue training and

• Continue to educate people about maintaining

Get company authorization

Make yourself understood

Do it all the way- correct red-tagging formats and procedures

Don’t stop it halfway in establishing the 5s

Manufacturer of a variety of LINEN fabrics & wool combing,

Reduced non-value added process steps

Cycle timer reduction of 51 percent

Distance travelled reduced by 77 percent

Reduced space consumption by 35 percent

•Raise employee morale

•Increase product and process quality

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