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* It is a management system or initiative
* It is apply to properly maintain the shop floor
* It is basicaly a japanese concept
*Working environment of shopfloor will be healthy.
*Safety will be enhance.
*Environment pollution reduce.
*Productivity increse & down time will be reduce.
*Product quality will be good & high
*Profit will increas
*Morale of employer will be high
*Shorting.
*Sweeping
*Systematizing
*Sanitising
*Self dicipline
5S is Sort, straigthen, Shine, standerdaize and sustain.
They are important if you understand each of them
* Advantages of using5S method:
1 Clean work place = Improves workplace safety = Fewer hazards
2 Establishes standards for operating equipment and conducting processes Less spending on replacing lost or damaged items = Less stress and tiredness = Reduced search time = Reduced lead time and cycle time = Reduction in materials handling = Reduced changeover time = Improved appearance of the facility and expectation for compliance to maintain that condition = Better impression on clients
3 Increased floor space = Decrease in flow distance
4 Reduced equipment breakdowns
5 Improved morale and pride in the workplace = Greater self-esteem
6 Improvement of communication
7 Increase in productivity = Greater efficiency in achieving goals
8 Better and constant quality of products, services
9 Greater readiness for new tasks = Training time reduced for new employees
* Disadvantages of using5S method:
The major problems with5S appear when it is not properly understood, used or implemented. 1 Misunderstanding of what5S accomplishes
2 Resistance to change ·
3 Not addressing problems in the workplace ·
4 Lack of management support
Also as Beenish said its a culture nt a methode
Advantages of5S as an initial improvement activity include the following: • Successful implementation of5S requires that processes be defined and process ownership assigned. This begins to create basic process team structures with assigned responsibility and accountability for process conditions and performance. • Through5S, process conditions start to become standardized, leading to the surfacing of abnormal conditions, which in turn can lead to problem solving, learning, and developing corrective and preventive actions. •5S begins to stimulate employee contributions and ideas for improvement. It is important for firms that begin their improvement journey with5S to nurture the employee contributions which can flow out from5S activity. • Well-implemented,5S can open up entry points into flow and pull, equipment reliability, standardized work, and value analysis.
Drawbacks of5S:
• If5S is perceived as a program, it may take on a life of its own and become an end goal of a firm’s improvement journey. The proper role of5S is to stimulate and shape a culture for the wider use of appropriate techniques that improve the functioning of a firm’s process system.
•5S may not be an appropriate starting point for improvement if there are serious constraints to performance. For example, if a firm is capacity-constrained, focusing improvement effort at the bottleneck process that is limiting system capacity will have more effect than embarking on a companywide5S program. •5S is a tool. If a firm blindly pursues5S without understanding its proper role in a lean system, then the tool loses its effectiveness. If all you have is a hammer, then everything begins to look like a nail. If you don’t have the problems that5S is designed to address, then don’t apply it—or at least get to it in a proper logical sequence.
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