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5Ss of
the workplace
The '5Ss' of the workplace are the Japanese words:
- Seiri = organization : separate out all the things that are not necessary and
eliminate them or tidy them away
- Seiton = neatness : arrange the essential things in order so that they can be
quickly and easily accessed and put away
- Seiso = cleaning : keep machines and working environment clean
(everyone's job--no cleaners needed)
- Seiketsu = standardization : make cleaning and checking a routine practice;
maintain a pleasant environment
- Shitsuke = discipline : standardize the previous four steps and
constantly improve them; creating good habits
In a tidy and organized workplace, errors are minimized, work is
speeded up and small problems are made visible.
These have been translated (more than once) into five Ss in the English language:
- Seiri --> sort, structurize, sort out
- Seiton --> straighten, systematize, systematic arrangement
- Seiso --> scrub, sanitize, spic and span
- Seiketsu --> systematize, standardize
- Shitsuke --> standardize, self-discipline
Let's leave the last word to Hiroyuki Hirano, author of 5S:
Five Pillars of the Visual Workplace:
"A company that cannot
successfully implement the 5S's cannot expect to effectively integrate JIT,
re-engineering, or any other large-scale change. Good workplaces develop
beginning with the 5S's. Bad workplaces fall apart beginning with the
5S's."
See also:
Lean
systems
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