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Training in Lean Manufacturing & Strategy

5S Workshop & Mini-Kaizen

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5S In Warehouse

Warehouse Team

This warehouse team has just completed their first 5S effort.

5S Set In Place

Team Member Organizes Stock

Clear labels and dedicated locations pave the way for a kanban system.

Before 5S

Stock Area Before

Note that the part numbers, the parts and the quantities are not visible from even a short distance.

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5S for Work Teams

Stage I Seminar & Mini-Kaizen Event

Kaizen Kanji In this program, work teams learn the principles of Five-S and put them into practice in their own workspace. This program combines classroom training with a mini Kaizen Event to make the transition from classroom to practice.

The program is a great start for individual teams. It corresponds to Stage I 5S and complements our management level seminar on 5S. While the time allowed is very short, it is surprising how much gets accomplished with an experienced Strategos facilitator and a bias for action.

Format	Live Onsite	Who Should Attend?
Time	1-Day	Work Teams Support Personnel
Cost	$3400 (Includes Travel)
Participants	5-35
Next Step	Call us at 816-931-1414

Work groups attend training together and then plan their first implementation as teams. The afternoon is spent on the first three S'.

Participants Will Learn...

How 5S improves the workplace.
Why 5S makes for easier tasks.
How to sort out the junk and avoid the "packrat" syndrome.
Using the Red Tags to eliminate junk.
Finding the optimum location for each item.
About standardizing work to avoid errors.
"How clean is clean?" and why Mother was right.
How to evaluate a workplace.
Photos and Mapping For Efficiency
How to keep from backsliding.

5S Team Reports to Management

Presenting The Results

Shop floor teams demonstrate unexpected presentation skills under proper guidance.

Program Outline

1. Introduction 5S and Visual Control

What It Is (and what it isn't)

Benefits of Implementing 5S

Purpose & Origins of 5S

2. The 5S' Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize & Sustain

Sort

The 3 Basic Categories

Red-Green-Yellow Tags

Shine

Examples - Before and After

Some Techniques to Use

Set-in-Order

Location, Boundaries & Recoil

3. Visual Control What Is Visual Control?

Signs, Signals, Controls and when to use each.

Visual Control Video

4.0 Into Practice

Planning The Kaizen Event

Re-Organizing The Workplace

Report on Results

5.0 Planning The Next Steps

Developing Your Project List

Setting Up The Daily & Weekly Schedules

7.0 Summary & Close

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