5S and Visual Management

Introduction:

Workplace organisation is about eliminating waste, predictability and standardisation, and visual controls. 5S is a support programme for the Lean environment. An organised workplace reduces non-value added activities of looking for information, tools and materials, and allows employees to communicate visually. Applying 5S generates positive impact on the quality of products and services in any organization. Safety, productivity, and the utilization rate of the company’s occupied workspace and equipment are also impacted Maintaining an organised workplace is key to continued success for the Lean organisation. It provides for the necessary infrastructure and cultural changes in sustaining the Lean (also known as Toyota Production System or TPS) programme and initiatives.

Duration: 1 Day

Target Audience:

Managers, operational and support staff from both the manufacturing and service (including banking and finance, logistics, healthcare, government and public service) sectors

Programme Objectives:

Participants will, upon completion of this course, successfully demonstrate their ability to:

• Understand the meaning and importance of applying 5S in the workplace and in the entire organisation's processes and departments.
• Understand how 5S can improve the workplace and the organization as a whole
• Identify the 5S challenges in a given area
• Lead and participate in any 5S activity within the organisation

Programme Outline:

• Introduction and Overview
• 5S and Workplace Organisation
• Why 5S?
• How does 5S eliminate Organisational Wastes?
• 5S as a Pre-requisite for Lean
• Introduction to the Five Pillars of 5S
• Description of the Five Pillars
• Common Types of Resistance to 5S Implementation
• Benefits of 5S Implementation
• The First Pillar: Sort
• • Explanation of the First Pillar
  • How to Sort
  • Steps in Red-Tagging
  • Accumulation of Unneeded Items
  • Red-Tagging Suggestions and Reminders
• The Second Pillar: Set in Order
• • Explanation of the Second Pillar
  • How to Set in Order
• The Third Pillar: Shine
• • Explanation of the Third Pillar
  • How to Implement Shine
• The Fourth Pillar: Standardize
• • Explanation of the Fourth Pillar
  • How to Implement Standardized Cleanup
  • Making Sort, Set in Order, and Shine a Habit
  • Taking it to the Next Level: Prevention
• The Fifth Pillar: Sustain
• • Explanation of the Fifth Pillar
  • How to Sustain 5S Activities
  • Tools and Techniques to Help 5S Implementation
• Formulating a Project Plan of Implementation
• Critical Success Factors

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