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Sorting (Seiri)

The 5S methodology involves five Japanese words beginning with S: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. The document outlines steps to implement each stage of the 5S methodology to organize a workspace. Sort involves removing unneeded items, Set in Order specifies having a place for everything and labeling storage areas, Shine is about regularly cleaning and inspecting tools and work areas, Standardize develops processes to consistently apply the first three S's, and Sustain formalizes monitoring and training to maintain the 5S program long-term.

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Sorting (Seiri)

The 5S methodology involves five Japanese words beginning with S: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. The document outlines steps to implement each stage of the 5S methodology to organize a workspace. Sort involves removing unneeded items, Set in Order specifies having a place for everything and labeling storage areas, Shine is about regularly cleaning and inspecting tools and work areas, Standardize develops processes to consistently apply the first three S's, and Sustain formalizes monitoring and training to maintain the 5S program long-term.

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5S 

Sorting (Seiri): 
1- Separate needed items from the unneeded ones.
2- Remove unneeded items from the working areas.
3- Discard the never-used items.
4- Store the not-needed-now items.
Remove all excess items from the working areas (i.e. work pieces, supplies,
personal items, tools, instruments, and equipments).

Set (Seiton): 
1- A place for everything and everything is in its place.
2- Place the tools and instructional manuals close to the point of use.
3- Don’t stack items together. Use a rack or a shelf if possible.
4- Use colors and labels for enhancing item identification. Label the storage areas
as well.
5- Use see-through covers and bins for facilitating item-retrieval.
Organize the items used in work by all meanings of the word!

Shine (Seiso): 
1- Use covers to reduce the dust as much as possible.
2- Clean the tools and the working area on a regular basis.
3- Inspect the tools and equipment. Make sure they’re intact all the time.
4- Finding a problem at an early stage saves lots of cost, effort, and trouble!
5- Either remove or repair the defected items.
Basically, clean and inspect the tools and the work area.
Standardize (Seiketsu): 
1- Use standards, fixed protocols, and processes to apply the previous 3 steps
properly.
2- “Every well-thought out process is simple” - Henry Ford.
3- Develop a work structure to support the new practices.
4- Avoiding old work habits is the hardest step.
5- Use work instructions and warning signs and banners to help getting to the
new working habits.
Standardize the previous 3 steps (Sort, Set, and Shine) to make coping with the
new work habits easier.

Sustain (Shitsuke): 
1- Don’t expect the new protocols to be applied by default!
2- Have a formal system to monitor the results of following the program.
3- Continue on giving new trainings and education on maintaining standards.
4- Enhance the new work structures with newer facilitations and information.
5- Sustain the 5S program, the benefits and merits will sustain as well!
Strive for the disciplined conformance to the 5S program and the new work habits.

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