What is Five S

5 S IS FIVE JAPANESE WORDS

SEIRI--------- SORTING
SEITON--------- ARRANGING
SEISO--------- CLEANING
SEIKETSU--------- STANDARD
SHITSUKE--------- TRAINING

1. IN ANY ORGANIZATION FIVE “S” CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL EMPLOYEES
2. 5 S IS VERY SIMPLE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND & EASY TO IMPLEMENT.
3. 5 S CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN HOUSE, INDUSTRY, OFFICE & OTHER PLACES.
4. A SMALL INVESTMENT OF TIME & MONEY ON 5 HELPS THE ORGANIZATION IN AVOIDING EMBARRASING SITUATIONS WHICH MAY OCCUR IN FUTURE

SEIRI
SEIRI MEANS IDENTIFICATION OF NECESSARY & UNNECESSARY ITEMS. TAKING OUT THE UNNECESSARY ITEMS & THROWING THEM AWAY. SEIRI REQUIRES MAJOR CLEANING & INVOLVES CLASSIFICATION OF ITEMS INTO NECESSARY/ UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
SEIRI RESULTS INTO WASTE ELIMINATION & REQUIRES ACTION AT SOURCE.

1. SEITON
   A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING & EVERYTHING IN IT’S PLACE.
   
   1. SEITON MEANS ARRANGING NECESSARY ITEMS IN A PROPER ORDER SO THAT THEY CAN BE EASILY PICKED UP FOR USE.
   
2. SEITON MEANS MINIMUM SEARCHING TIME, EASY RETRIEVABILITY OF DOCUMENTS & ITEMS.
   
3. SEITON MEANS REDUCTION IN WASTAGE OF TIME & IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY.
   
4. SEITON MEANS SETTING RULES FOR ARRANGING THE THINGS & FACILITATING EASY AVAILABILITY OF ITEMS WHEN REQUIRED FOR USE .
   SEITON MEANS ADOPTING 5 W / 2H APPROACH IN FINDING OUT THE UNNECESSARY ITEMS.

SEISO

SEISO MEANS CLEANING THE WORKPLACE CLEARLY & COMPLETELY SO THAT THERE IS NO DUST/ DIRT ANYWHERE IN THE WORKPLACE.

SEITON MEANS CLEANING THE WORKPLACE / OFFICES AS PER PLANNED SCHEDULE & FIXING RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEANING.

SEITON MEANS PLUGGING THE LEAKAGES & MAKING THE WORKPLACE TRANSPARENT WHERE POSSIBLE.

SEIKETSU

SEIKETSU MEANS MAINTAINING A HIGH STANDARD OF HOUSEKEEPING & WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION AT ALL TIMES.

SHITSUKE

SHITSUKE MEANS TRAINING PEOPLE TO FOLLOW GOOD HOUSEKEEPING DISCIPLINES INDEPENDENTLY.

THREE TYPES OF WORKPLACES
A. EXCELLENT PLACE

§ IN THIS WORKPLACE , NOBODY THROWS THINGS AROUND.
§ EVERYBODY HELPS TO KEEP THE WORKPLACE CLEAN & TIDY.

B. MEDIUM PLACE
§ IN THIS WORKPLACE , PEOPLE DO THROW THINGS AROUND BUT THERE ARE PERSONS / CLEANERS WHO CLEAN THE WORKPLACE & KEEP IT TIDY.

C. WORST PLACE

§ IN THIS WORKPLACE , EVERYBODY THROWS THINGS AROUND & THERE IS NO BODY TO CLEAN THE PLACE.

LET US LOOK AT OUR WORKPLACE & FIND OUT WHAT TYPE IT IS.

Why 5 S ?
1. 5 S MAKES THE WORPKLACE MORE PLEASANT.
EMPLOYEES ENJOY WORKING IN A SPIC & SPAN WORKPLACE

EMPLOYEES FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE DIRTY WORKPLACE.

2. 5 S HELPS IN IMPROVING WORK EFFICIENCY.

IT ALWAYS TAKES LESS TIME IN SEARCHING FOR TOOLS OR EQUIPMENT
LESS TIME IS TAKEN IN MOVEMENTS
SMOOTH WORKFLOW
WORKING AT THE WORKPLACE IS ENJOYABLE & NOT DREADING ONE.

3. 5 S ENSURES SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE.

5 S ENSURES SAFETY OF ALL EMPLOYEES
UNSAFE CONDITIONS ARE TAKEN CARE OF DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF 5 S RESULTING INTO SAFE WORKPLACE.
EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED TO ADOPT SAFE PRACTICES.

4. 5 S EFFORTS LEAD TO BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS.

5 S ENSURES THAT GOODS PRODUCED ARE OF BETTER QUALITY
DUE TO 5S EFFORTS THERE ARE LESS CHANCES OF REJECTS OR REWORK.

5. 5 S EFFORTS LEAD TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY.

5 S ENSURES HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY IN THE ORGANIZATION.
THE BETTER QUALITY & HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY LEADS TO GOOD PROFITABILITY .
THE ORGANIZATION BECOMES COMPETITIVE.

HOW TO MAKE 5 S SUCCESSFUL IN AN ORGANIZATION ?

1. TOP MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT
2. LEADERSHIP ABILITY OF THE FACILITATOR.
3. AWARENESS OF ALL EMPLOYEES TOWARDS TRAINING
4. USE OF POSTERS/ BANNERS/ DISPLAYS
5. PROVISION OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES/ FUNDS
6. FORMATION OF TEAM OF DEDICATED EMPLOYEES OF DIFFERENT LEVEL.
7. AUDIT AT SCHEDULED TIME/ FREQUENCY
8. SHARING AUDIT INFORMATION WITH CONCERNED PERSONS & IMPLEMENTING THE ACTION POINTS.
9. MOTIVATING THE EMPLOYEES THROUGH REWARDS.