Step Five: The final step is to continue training
and maintaining the standards.
Have a formal system for monitoring the results
of your Five S program.
Don't expect that you can clean up, get things organized
and labeled, and ask people to clean and inspect their
areas every day -- and then have everything continue
to happen without any follow-up.
Continue to educate people about maintaining standards.
When there are changes - such as new equipment, new
products, new work rules - that will effect your Five
S program, and adjustments to accommodate those changes,
make any needed changes in the standards and provide
training that addresses those changes.
Using 5s Posters and Signs: A good way to
continue educating employees, and for maintain standards,
is to use 5s posters and signs. You can create your
own custom
5S posters, allowing you to communicate the specific
information that needs to be communicated at each
location. Changing work habits can be difficult, and
it is easy to slip back into doing things the old,
comfortable way. Use custom 5S posters to remind employees
of the proper procedures, and of the benefits that
come from following a 5s plan.
Think of this step as sustaining the benefits you
are getting from your Five S program.
Use equipment such as labelers,
sign
makers and PosterPrinters
to help inform and educate people about your
Five S program, new procedures and standards.
The Other Five S's: Sort
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Set In Order
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Shine
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Standardize
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Sustain
Introduction to the
Five
S System
