Five S Program

Sustain

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 | Set In Order | Shine | Standardize | Sustain
Introduction to the Five S System