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5S System and order

5S is the first step
towards Lean.

5S creates system and

order in the whole
company.

5S can despite the

simple goal lead to
significant improve-
ments and results!

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Table of contents
What is 5S and why 5S? 3 5S is a general tool
and will always
Results with 5S 5 demand adjustment to
the individual
The 5 Ss 7 company product and
company culture.
Implementation of 5S 13
This presentation is
5S-Audit 22 therefore general for
5S in a production, but
Related Lean-tools 24 you will still find a
detailed plan for a 5S-
Slides for a 5S-event 25-40 event (start-up).

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What is 5S?
5S comes from Toyota in Japan. 5S means:
Seiri = Sort.
The name 5S comes from 5 steps Seiton = Set in order.
towards system and order. The Ss Seiso = Shine.
Seiketsu =
are the initials in the now translated Standardize.
original Japanese terms. Shitsuke = Sustain.

Successful 5S creates system and

order in productions, offices, IT-
systems etc.

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Why 5S?
5S creates a professional and Said by Lean-experts:
If a company can not
organized production. maintain a high 5S-
level, the company is
A feeling of flow in daily work not ready for Lean!
instead of searching and frustrations! As with all other Lean-
Abnormal situations are immediately tools, 5S demands a
high level of discipline
visible and therefore 5S creates the and structure.
discipline to maintain things as
defined.

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Results with 5S (page 1/2)
Improves ergonomics. 5S improves
ergonomics and
Improves safety no disorder. safety dramatically.

Improves quality right tools for the Everything close at

hand and mess
right parts and processes. removed.
Gives pride to the work place. The results in
Easier to take over a work place from ergonomics and
safety alone are
a colleague. sufficient to put focus
on 5S.

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Results with 5S (page 2/2)
Reduces change-over times. The level of order at
all work places in the
Gives a visible overview of work place factory is improved.
5S signals quality,
tools, parts, fixtures etc. systematism and
energy.
Time spent on searching is reduced. Now nobody cleans
the work place just
Reduces demand for space. because they are told
to, but because they
Improves productivity. themselves want a
clean and shiny work
place.

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The 5 Ss
1. Sort: Sort work place in in use and The difficult part of 5S
is not to do the sorting
not in use. and systematizing.
The difficult part is to
2. Set in order: Put items in system. maintain and
3. Shine: Procedure for cleanliness. continuously improve
the 5S-level.
4. Standardize: Procedure for how to This demands enough
leave the workplace. resources freed by the
management and a
5. Sustain: Ingraining into culture. high level of discipline
in the organization.

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1 Sort: Sort workplace
5S starts by sorting. Sorting takes place in
three colour-codes:
All parts, tools and fixtures are sorted - Green = Daily in use.
- Yellow = Regularly in
in three groups. use.
- Red = Never in use.
Keep only the items you need at the Green items are kept
at the work place.
work place. Not even tool backup Yellow items are
should be located at the work place. gathered in a central
location everybody
can access.
Red items are
removed!

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2 Set in order: Items in system
The green items, that are in use It is good to think a
little creative when
daily or almost daily, should have a finding a home for the
green items.
home now a place they naturally
go home to after use. Fixtures for a machine
should be placed right
They should be placed as close as next to the machine.
Tools should be
possible to where they are used! placed at hand.
No unnecessary stretches, lifts or Parts for production
should also be treated
movements with arms or body. as green items.

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3 Shine: Procedure for cleanliness
Systematic cleaning is necessary to The frequency of
cleaning is defined by
be able to produce good quality in a the type of production.
work place! The procedure could
There should be procedures for be like:
- Daily vacuuming.
cleaning of floors, tables, machines, - Weekly wash.
- Monthly main
racks etc. cleaning.

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4 Standardize: Procedures Presentation for a 5S-event >
5 Sustain: Ingraining into culture Plan for a 5S-event
Implementation of 5S Purpose with todays 5S-event
Start with a 5S-event What is 5S?
The sequence of a 5S-event The 5 Ss
Before 5S is started Why 5S?
5S double standard 5S also means
Shopping list for a 5S-event Sorting
5S-trolley Find a home for the green items
Good advice before the 5S-event Central home for yellow items
Free notes to be used at sorting 5S-audit to maintain the level
5S-audit 5S-audit form
5S-audit What is 5S for us?
Related Lean-tools The first 5S-standards
Lets get started!
Evaluation of 5S-event

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