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m 5S'' is a tool with Japanese roots, focused on
fostering and sustaining high quality house
keeping. ''5S'' is the beginning of a productive life
for everyone, and is fundamental to productivity
improvement. A clean, organised and systematic
workplace directly impacts MUDA and thus
impacts productivity, Quality, Costs and other
factors. '5S' is a time tested and proven approach
(in fact a stepping stone) to achieving World
Class status. The 1st S stands for Seiri (sorting),
2nd S Seiton (arranging), 3rd S Seiso (cleaning),
4th S Seiketsu (maintaining) and the 5th
S Shitsuke (self discipline).
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m The physical environment determines
ones behaviour. On the other hand, similar
behavioural patterns among group of
people defines culture. Thus, there is a
strong link between culture and physical
environment. Extrapolating, one can also
find a strong link between the physical
environment at the workplace and
productivity.
 


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m enefits resulting from practice of
µ5S¶
m Safety (preventing accidents),
m Productivity (eliminating wastes),
m Quality (preventing errors)
m And equipment maintenance
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m The other benefits that may accrue in
implementing '5S' include:
m (1) Workplace becomes clean and
better organised
m (2) Shop floor and office operation
becomes easier and safer
m (3) Results are visible to everyone
m (4) Visible results enhance generation
of more and new ideas
m (5) People are automatically
disciplined
 


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m (6) People become proud of clean and
organised workplace
m (7) Resultant good company image generates
more business
m (8) Total employee participation in improving
the shop floor management is possible.
m (9) Inculcates in the employees a 'Kaizen'
mentality, i.e a mentality for continuous
improvement.
m (10) Develops teamwork and discipline.
m (11) Forms the basis for advanced models
of productivity and quality improvement.
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m The '5S' concept is easy for everyone to
understand: it does not require understanding of
difficult terminologies. It is simple, driven by logic
and natural to human behaviour
m (1) '5S' is within the reach of any private and
public organisation - of any size
m (2) It can be practised by any company in any
business: manufacturing, commerce, service etc
m (3) and may be applied in educational
institutions as well
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m Any institution implementing '5S' should
apply to the National Productivity and
Competitiveness Council (NPCC), Ground
Floor, St James Court, St Denis Str, Port
Louis for registration.
m A Certificate will be awarded by the NPCC
and the Kaizen Institute (Africa Asia
Pacific) to any institution which has
successfully implemented '5S' practices at
the Workplace (Gemba).
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