The 5S System
Accelerate product and service flow—achieve and sustain clean, safe, and organized workplaces.
The 5S System improves workplace organization and standardization.
The 5S system includes:
- Sort through all items and remove unneeded items
- Set in order remaining items, set limits, create temporary location indicators
- Shine or clean everything and use cleaning as inspection
- Standardize the first three S's by implementing visual displays and controls
- Sustain the gains through self-discipline, training, communication and total employee involvement
- Improve quality
- Achieve work standardization
- Decrease changeover time
- Improve safety
- Reduce storage costs
- Reduce cycle time
- Reduce machine downtime
- Boost employee morale as well as work environment