Good organization and orderliness are essential to a smooth and efficient flow of activities. Implementing 5S in the workplace reduces waste, lowers cost, and improves safety, working conditions and quality. It is the starting point in any lean effort and needs continuing emphasis to remain in place.

Our half-day 5S workshop trains employees on the principles of 5S. Participants learn why 5S needs to be the starting point in their Lean efforts, how it contributes to stabilizing their processes, what forms of resistance to 5S are commonplace, and how to get started. The tools to implement 5S and the monitoring systems are presented. Lean Programs are continuous improvement processes and the 5S system gets the improvement process started. Classroom instruction alternates with shop floor exercises to identify opportunities for 5S.

Topics Covered:

5S Background Information 5S Pillars Sort (Seiri) Set in Order (Seiton) Shine (Seiso) Standardize (Seiketsu) Sustain (Shitsuke) Common Types of Resistance 5S Techniques Red Flagging Organization Visual Methods Prevention Principles of Motion Economy The "Unbreakable" Concept of Prevention Techniques Principle of Incorporation Use Elimination Examples and Exercises

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