5S Pillars of Visual Workshop

Course details

This seminar emphasizes the needs and benefits of a 5S program. Methods for implementation will be examined and implementation strategy developed.

Course Outlines:

Why Implement the 5S's:

• The driving forces behind5S
• Benefits of 5S
• 5S and the Toyota production System
• The 5S's defined
• Applicable in the office as well as the factory

Eliminating Waste:

• Eight types of waste
• How 5S eliminates waste

5S and Kaizen Team Structures:

• The kaizen (Continuous Improvement Crew)
• 5S team events
• 5S team structures

1S sort (Seiri):

• Establishing sorting rules
• Ted tagging

25 Straighten (seiton):

• Establishing Storage rules part classification

3S Scrub (Seiton):

• Team and individual 5Sresponsibility
• Equipment of 5S

4S Standardize (Seiketsu):

• Maintaining 5S standards
• Implementing regulated5S

5S Sustain (Shitesuke):

• Seven steps in the visual control pyramid
• 5S audits

Implementing 5Sin Your Organization:

• A project management approach to 5S

Who should attend:

• Managers, technical staff, improvement teams and anyone interested in implementing 5S in their work area. Participles will learn why implementing the 5S's critical to the success of any organization and how it is a cornerstone to all other continuous improvement (Kaizen) activity. They will learn how 5S can be applied in the factory, the office and at home.