I did a Lean Marketing Webinar on 5S and broke it down into an overview and 5 segments. Each segment will be posted during the next 5 days. The segments are, you guessed it: Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.
If you want to review the entire series go to MarketingwithLean.com
Despite how long it's been around, people still screw up 5S repeatedly. I think the main reason is that they do 5S because 5S is a lean tool. They do it because it is easy. They aren't doing it because it's solving a problem that they have. 5S should organize the work so that problems become visible. That's its purpose. Consider a NASCAR garage. How does the floor look? It's spotless. Why? Because if there is a single drop of oil, you know about the problem right away. You don't want to wait to find out you have a problem 100 laps into a race.
Here's a simple tool, 5S, but starts off on the wrong foot. It's applied without people knowing why they are doing it.
Jamie Flinchbaugh
http://www.jamieflinchbaugh.com
Thanks @flinchbaugh for the comment. 5S is the start of something big! I liked your comments.
Despite how long it's been around, people still screw up 5S repeatedly. I think the main reason is that they do 5S because 5S is a lean tool. They do it because it is easy. They aren't doing it because it's solving a problem that they have. 5S should organize the work so that problems become visible. That's its purpose. Consider a NASCAR garage. How does the floor look? It's spotless. Why? Because if there is a single drop of oil, you know about the problem right away. You don't want to wait to find out you have a problem 100 laps into a race.
Here's a simple tool, 5S, but starts off on the wrong foot. It's applied without people knowing why they are doing it.
Jamie Flinchbaugh
http://www.jamieflinchbaugh.com
Thanks @flinchbaugh for the comment. 5S is the start of something big! I liked your comments.