Understanding 5S - A Workplace Organization System (PowerPoint PPTX)

5S is a Japanese concept of creating & maintaining an orderly workplace. It not only creates a workplace that looks good, but it creates a place that performs good.

It helps an organization in achieving efficiency in its operations, providing safety to its people and achieving quality of its products and services. It does so by creating a clutter free, neatly organized and clean workplace that is maintained using techniques of visual management as well as regular practices of habit formation by its people.

This document consisting of power point slides provides an introduction to this concept of 5s.

The contents of this document include slides with the following topics:
The title page
What is 5S?
5S is
5S Basics
Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
5S benefits
What is 5S?
5S's – the 5 Japanese words
5S terms in English
5S – easy to understand, difficult to implement
1st S: Sort
What are unwanted items?
Sort – How to do it?
Benefits of Sort
2nd S: Set-in-order
Examples of Set-in-order
Set-in-order – How to do it?
Benefits of Set-in-order
3rd S: Shine
Shine – How to do it?
Clean & Inspect Areas
Benefits of Shine
4th S: Standardize
Standardize – How to do it?
Standardize – Examples
Benefits of Standardize
5th S: Sustain
Sustain – How to do it?
Benefits of Sustain
5S leads to Lean
5S Implementation steps
5S Implementation steps (contd.)
5S is a journey
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