Friday, October 5, 2007

13. 5S & Waste Walks

5S Definitions

1. Sort (Seiri)
- Remove all unnecessary items.
2. Set (Seiton)
- Make all necessary items easily accessible.
3. Shine (Seiso)
- Clean and inspect area.
4. Standardize (Seiketsu)
- Establish standards and maintain performance.
5. Sustain (Shitsuke)
- Continually improve. Integrate 5S into culture.

Eliminate Excess with Waste Walks

Waste Walks
􀂾 Utilized during “Sort” phase of 5S.
􀂾 Identify material that has not been used for one month.
􀂾 Mark excess materials with a “Red Tag.”



Red Tag Materials
􀂾 Evaluate all tagged materials.
􀂾 Properly process material and remove from work space.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi

I like this post very much. It help me to solve some my work under my director’s requirements.

Apart from that, below article also is the same meaning

5S checklist

Tks again and nice keep posting
Rgs


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