5S HOUSEKEEPING

Introduction

This practical 5S program is a standard Japanese management technique, serialized by 5 Japanese words - SEIRI, SEISO, SEITON, SEIKETSU & SHITSUKE.

It can also be translated into English using the alphabet “S” which means the following:

• Sorting-out
  
• Systematic arrangement
  
• Speck & Span
  
• Standardizing
  
• Self-discipline

Course Duration

1 Day.

Objectives

• Understand the importance of 5S techniques for manufacturing high quality products in a clean and discipline working environment.
  
• Maintain and improve the effectiveness of 5S.
  
• Understand all the areas for improvement in your factory and develop the steps to improve them.

Who Should Attend

Junior Executives, Supervisors, Factory Managers and any personnel working in the manufacturing sector.

Resource Person

Sri Shanmugam has over 21 years of manufacturing management experience. He has served the following Multinational Corporation (MNCs): Motorola Penang (14 years), Baxter Euro-Medical (2 years) and Applied Magnetics (7 years)/ a major part of his career was in Production/Manufacturing where has had served as Supervisor, Administrator and Manager. Shan is astute analyzer of organizational training and development needs. He has designed and delivered various in-house programs for many manufacturing personnel. His classes or training sessions are refreshingly interesting to follow, and participants can easily apply ideas and methodologies at work place. He is now a trainer/consultant and manages the Strategic Manufacturing Management Consultants.

Contents

1. Introduction to 5S
   
2. Importance of 5S
   
3. Benefits of 5S
   
4. Benefits to the Workers
   
5. Benefits to Your Machines/Equipment
   
6. Benefits to Your Work in Progress
   
7. Benefits to Your Goods and Customers

5 STEPS

SEIRI

• Examining every physical thing in the office or factory area.
  
• Analyzing the worth of each items - towards work efficiency
  
• Classifying according to importance and frequency of use.

SEITON

• Deciding on things to be stored away or discarded, and identifying items to be kept conveniently accessible. This is a tack to determine a place for everything and making sure things are at their designated places.

SEISO

• Carrying out plans that have been made.

SEIKETSU

• Standardizing or trying out what works and what don’t
  
• Deciding on what will constitute SOP.
  
• Setting up measuring control and maintenance system to ensure that the SOP is followed - with the use of visual control.

SHITSUKE

• Educating everyone in the company.
  
• Explaining the reason for the set-up of 5S.
  
• 5S’s objectives

How to implement the 5S Strategy

• Ground rules
  
• Current situation and desired situation analysis
  
• Conformance measurement