5S

5 S SEIRI, SEITON, SEISOU,

SEIKETSU, SHITSUKE

5S is the basis of all

operations
5S is the basis of all production
activities

Reliability improvement /
Zero market claim

Effect of 5S (profitable)
Multi-model
production

Visualization of
problems

Zero setup loss

Zero stock

Anyone can
grasp the
situation
of shop floor

Cost
reduction

Zero defect Zero waste

Quick
delivery

Proper
control of
inspection
tools

Elimination of
unnecessary
machine
Elimination
of waste
in searching

Safety
improvement

Zero
accident

Zero suspending
product

Elimination
Defect is
obvious
Elimination of unnecessary
stock area
in shop floor of excess stock

Elimination of
wrong jig parts

SEIRI

Quality
improvement

Elimination Judgment
of defects on dangerous
area

Location
is clear

Elimination of
temporary stock

SEITON

Preventive
measure
against
break down
High
attendance
rate

SEISOU
SHITSUKE

Operation rate
improvement

Zero
Break-down

Longer life
span of
machine
Understand
machine
condition
Clean working
environment

SEIKETSU

What is 5S ?
Cleaning
To create a safety working environment
To produce good quality products
To achieve maximum efficiency


1. SEIRI
2. SEITON
What do they actually
3. SEISOU
mean ?
4. SEIKETSU
5. SHITSUKE

1. SEIRI
Classify clearly the items into necessary and
unnecessary items, then dispose of unnecessary items
Do not leave SEIRI half done. All of the unnecessary
items should be discarded.

Not
Necessary
Not
Necessary

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s
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N

How to implement SEIRI

Step1:Classification Classify into the necessary items and unnecessary items.
Step2:Discard
Keep for any possibility to useExcuse
Step3:Positioning Decide where to use where to place
how many and how to place.

All of the non-frequent-use items are unnecessary

No use more than 1 year Discard

Use within 6 months to 1 year Keep in far distance
Use within 1 month to 6 months Collect and Keep in one
place of shop floor.
Use in every week Keep within work area
Use in every day Easy picking
Easy return
Clear
classification
Use in every hour Place within the arms length
Items of right hand operation should be placed on the right
side

2. SEITON
Place necessary items at proper position
for practical usage and clearly indicate the contents
so that everyone can understand.

How to implement SEITON

Standardized location, Standardized quantity

Easy picking, easy locating

Visually neat & clean and compact

Condition of proper arrangement of passage, operation area, product storage site, jig

&
tools storage site and spare part storage site.

How to implement standardized location and standardized quantity

Where to use Clarify the purpose of use, and place of use
Where to keep Place the items near to the place of use
How many Decide the maximum and minimum quantity
How to keep Easy to place, Easy to pick (Use one-touch system)
Indication of storage site Color, box
Visually understandable Indication of items (Back Numbers), Indication of quantity
Visually understand the period of stockVisually understand the stock date,
date of first-in and first-out
Fix responsible person for control Clarification of responsible person

3. SEISOU
Keep cleaning up the working area, floor,
equipments, jig&tools and part shelves and
make them always clean.
SEISOU is to create the working area where special cleaning become unnecessary
through daily check and measure for cause of dirt.

In case of oil leakage on floor

Worker may slip and fall. It may cause an injury.
It increases unnecessary cleaning (man-power and time are required)
and wastes money.

In case cutting powders are clogging

Products are not fixed well on jig and it causes short stoppage.
Powders come into the oil hole and it affects quality.

4. SEIKETSU
Keep 3S (Seiri / Seiton / Seisou)
in good condition
Frequent Seiri & Seiton are required.
Seisou with few frequency is no use.
Conduct Seiri, Seiton, Seisou periodically
and keep working place neat and clean.
That means, 3S must be implemented completely.

5. SHITSUKE
Acquire the habit of doing what has been determined
according to the set rules.
Keep all the rules such as;
Rule to secure safety
Rule to assure quality etc.

Acquire the habit of keeping rules

How to implement SHITSUKE

SHITSUKE is to create standard to follow
and to grow up the employees who can follow the standard
and to make employees willing to follow
The rules difficult to keep for yourself will not be
able to be kept by your subordinates, either.

Think about the reasons why rules are not kept

and make rules which everyone can keep.

5S starts from SHITSUKE and finishes at SHITSUKE

Understanding of 5S
Carry out 5S activity with full understanding.
Know
Understand

Acquire the knowledge of 5S

Fully understand the meaning of 5S

To be able to
carry out

Be able to carry out 5S activity

To be able to
carry out as a habit

Get into the habit of taking 5S activity.

(Repeatedly take 5S activities.)

Utilization of 5S

Visible
Control

I am taking one piece

Seiri & Seiton are carried out

What is missing now

Visible Inventory Control

We can easily and clearly count the No. of items.

Excess or Shortage can be identified.

Inventory reduction has achieved.

Summary
1. SEIRI
Classify clearly the items into necessary and unnecessary items, then
dispose of unnecessary items

2. SEITON
Place items at proper position for practical usage and clearly indicate the
contents so that everyone can understand.

3. SEISOU
Keep always cleaning up. And make the working area, floor, equipments,
jig & tools and part shelves neat and clean.

4. SEIKETSU
Keep 3S (Seiri / Seiton / Seisou) in good condition.

5. SHITSUKE
Acquire the habit of doing what has been determined according to the set
rules.

Points to effectively proceed 5S

Point 1 Managerial class should take initiative as a model case.
Show and verify the result to subordinates.

Strengthen leadership ability of managerial class.

Able to apply and continue for future development

Point 2 All of the employees should participate in activity

Hold 5S time for approx. 10 minutes every day
In case 5S time is held during working time, it become one of their jobs
and they become serious for 5S.

5S activity should be the activity for all of the departments and sections
such as deskwork staff, sales Div., manufacturing Div. and shop floor.

Point 3 Confirm the results

Shoot videos of your own working area before the 5S implementation,
and make a time-series video of the area according to the activity
progress. (Fixed location observation)

If 5S is carried out well,

- Safety working place is created.
- Good quality products are manufactured.
- Maximum efficiency are achieved.

5S is the basis for all.