5S System - Shine
Introduction to the 5S's
SHINE
Regular cleaning: Once you have everything,
from each individual work area up to your entire facility,
sorted (cleaned up) and organized, you need to keep it that
way. This requires regular cleaning, or to go along with our
third S, "shining" things up.
Regular, usually daily, cleaning is needed or everything
will return to the way it was. This could also be thought
of as inspecting. While cleaning it's easy to also inspect
the machines, tools, equipment and supplies you work with.
Regular cleaning and inspection makes it easy
to spot lubricant leaks, equipment misalignment, breakage,
missing tools and low levels of supplies. Problems can be
identified and fixed when they are small. If these minor problems
are not addressed while small, they could lead to equipment
failure, unplanned outages or long - unproductive - waits
while new supplies are delivered.
When done on a regular, frequent basis, cleaning and inspecting
generally will not take a lot of time, and in the long run
will most likely save time.
The 5S's are: Sorting - Systematic
Organization - Shine - Standardize
- Sustain |
