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The
5S Philosophy
The 5S
Philosophy
Based on Japanese words that begin with S, the 5S Philosophy
focuses on effective work place organization and standardized
work procedures. 5S simplifies your work environment, reduces
waste and non-value activity while improving quality efficiency
and safety.

IfIf youre
youre going
going to
to do
do it,
it, do
do itit RIGHT!
RIGHT!

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Sort ((Seiri)
Seiri)
The first S focuses on eliminating unnecessary items from the
workplace.

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Sort
Seiri)
Sort ((Seiri)
An effective visual method to identify these unneeded items is called
red tagging. A red tag is placed on all items not required to complete
your job. These items are then moved to a central holding area. This
process is for evaluation of the red tag items. Occasionally used items
are moved to a more organized storage location outside of the work
area while unneeded items are discarded.

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Sort
Seiri)
Sort ((Seiri)

If you dont use it,

move it!

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Sort
Seiri)
Sort ((Seiri)
Sorting frees up valuable floor space and eliminates such
things as broken tools, obsolete jigs and fixtures, scrap and
excess raw material.
The Sort process also helps prevent the hoarder job mentality
(I might need it).

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A
A place
place for
for everything
everything
&
&
everything
everything in
in its
its place
place

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Set
Seiton)
Set in
in Order
Order ((Seiton)
The second S focuses on efficient and effective storage methods.
You must ask yourself these questions:

1. What do I need to do my job?

2. Where should I locate this item?
3. How many do I need?

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Set
Seiton)
Set in
in Order
Order ((Seiton)
Strategies for effective Set In Order are:

Painting floors
Outlining work areas and locations
Shadow boards
Modular shelving and cabinets

A
A PLACE
PLACE FOR
FOR EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING AND
AND
EVERTHING
EVERTHING IN
IN ITS
ITS PLACE
PLACE
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Shine
Seiso)
Shine ((Seiso)
Once you have eliminated the clutter and junk that has been clogging your
work areas and identified and located the necessary items, the next step is
to thoroughly clean the work area. Daily follow-up cleaning is necessary in
order to sustain this improvement. Workers take pride in a clean and clutterfree work area and the Shine step will help create ownership in the
equipment and facility.

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Shine
Seiso)
Shine ((Seiso)
Workers will also begin to notice changes in equipment and facility
location such as air, oil and coolant leaks, repeat contamination and
vibration, broken, fatigue, breakage, and misalignment. These changes,
if left unattended, could lead to equipment failure and loss of production.
Both add up to impact your companys bottom line.

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Standardize
Seiketsu)
Standardize ((Seiketsu)
Once the first three of the 5Ss have been implemented, you should
concentrate on standardizing best practice in your work area. Allow your
employees to participate in the development and documentation of such
standards. They are a valuable but often overlooked source of information
regarding their work.

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Standardize
Seiketsu)
Standardize ((Seiketsu)
Standardize means establishing Best Manufacturing
Practices, including:

Workplace Layout and Design

Materials Handling Analysis
Clear and Concise Work Instructions
Well Defined Work Methods
Safe (Ergonomic) Working Practices
Cycle Time Reduction
Training
Documentation

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Sustain
Seiketsu)
Sustain ((Seiketsu)
This is by far the most difficult S to implement and achieve.
Human nature is to resist change and more than a few
organizations have found themselves with a dirty cluttered shop a
few months following their attempt to implement 5S. The tendency
is to return to the status quo and the comfort zone of the "old way"
of doing things.
Sustain focuses on defining a new status quo and standard of
work place organization.

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The
5S Philosophy
The 5S
Philosophy
Once fully implemented, the 5S process can increase moral, create
positive impressions on customers, and increase efficiency and
organization.
Not only will employees feel
better about where they work, the
effect on continuous
improvement can lead to less
waste, better quality and shorter
lead times. Any of which will
make your organization more
profitable and competitive in the
market place
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Who
Who is
is EASE
EASE Inc?
Inc?
EASE Incorporated is an international corporation,
founded in 1986.
EASE is headquartered in Southern California
with satellite offices in Europe and the United
States.
EASE Incorporated provides productivity improvement services through the
application of the EASEworks Software, training, consulting services and
implementation support.

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The Service
Our major focus is to offer sustainable productivity improvements and cost
reductions for our clients. We can provide you with consulting assistance for. .

Equipment Evaluation
Facility Layout
Establishing Best Practices
Competitive Benchmarking
Design Engineering
Process Engineering
Production Engineering
Implementing Ergonomic
Improvements

Training and Training Support &

Certification
Improving Labor Efficiency
Productivity Analysis
Implementing Lean Manufacturing
Manufacturing Engineering
ISO 9000 Implementation
Developing Work Standards
Process Mapping

EASE will provide engineers with extensive experience in YOUR industry. Your
engineers will have the ability to take over, with confidence,
confidence where we leave off.
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Software
EASEworks Software modules cover:

Work Standards
Product Cost Estimating
Line Balancing

Work Instructions
Ergonomics
Design For Assembly

EASE Inc. provides full training, start up assistance and consulting services for
all modules.
Software customization services are also available.

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Contact
Contact Information
Information

EASE
EASE Inc
Inc..
27405
27405Puerta
PuertaReal,
Real,#380
#380
Mission
MissionViejo,
Viejo,CA
CA92691
92691

Phone: (949) 348-7511

Fax: (973) 201-1600
E-Mail: sales@easeinc.com
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SAMPLE ONLINE
SAMPLE ONLINE
WORK
WORK
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION

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Work
Worktasks
taskscan
canbe
be
analyzed
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Determining
-Value
Determining Value/Non
Value/Non-Value
Added
Added Activities
Activities
Value Added:

Activities that
must be performed to meet
customer requirements

CONTRIBUTES
TO CUSTOMER
DEMANDS?

PROCESS
STEPS

YES
YES

NECESSARY
TO PRODUCE
OUTPUT

NO
NO

YES
YES

VALUE
ADDED

NO
NO

CONTRIBUTES
TO BUSINESSR
DEMANDS?

YES
YES

NO
NO

Non-Value Added: Activities that do not

contribute to meeting customer
requirements. These activities can
possibly be eliminated.

ESSENTIAL
NON-VALUE
ADDED

NON-VALUE
ADDED

ASSEMBLY
METALWORK
PACKAGING

FINANCIALS
SCHEDULING
MINIMAL
MATERIAL
HANDLING

MOVEMENT
REWORK
STORAGE

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This
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Not
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