Strategos
L e a n
B r i e f i n g
The Newsletter of Lean Manufacturing Strategy
10
AUG 2009
www.strategosinc.com
5S Fast & Simple
5S is really
pretty simple. It need not be hyper-complexified with a
copius plethora and profusion of tags, forms, procedures, committees,
coordinators, nomenclature and theories (Like This Sentence, for
example).
At Strategos
our bias is for
simplicity and
action:
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Teach a few simple, effective
concepts
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Put them into practice--NOW
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Internalize the behaviors
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Build on the basics later
For example, in a
one-day
Kaizen Event we train up to five
teams and fifty people. The teams then implement about 70% of the
SORT, SHINE and SET portions of 5S.
Or, in a
two-day
Kaizen Event, we implement 80%-90% of SORT, SHINE
and SET while training and facilitating a
Steering Committee to STANDARDIZE and SUSTAIN.
Later, an
Advanced 5S
Kaizen Event adds tools and techniques for in-depth
analysis and further improvement.
These Kaizen Events are challenging and
satisfying. Participants go from interest to enthusiasm, confusion and
chaos. Then, magically, it all comes together
at the end.
But, it is not
really magic and you don't need
Strategos to do it. You will need a
strong and experienced facilitator;
one who can tolerate, and guide apparent chaos. Our new pages on
5S implementation and
5S
training explain the approach.
If you are contemplating 5S for your
operation, check out these pages for useful ideas. If you think we might
help, please call me to talk further.
Best Regards,
Quarterman Lee
816-931-1414
qlee@lean-briefing.com
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