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5S (Methodology) : 5S Is The Name of A Workplace Organization Method That Uses A List of Five

5S is a workplace organization method originally developed in Japan that consists of five Japanese words translated as "sort", "set in order", "shine", "standardize", and "sustain". The method is used to increase organization and efficiency in a workspace. It involves identifying and storing only necessary items, maintaining the workspace, standardizing processes, and sustaining the new systems. Some include a sixth element of "safety". While developed in Japan, similar concepts were used in Western workplaces prior to the formalization of the 5S methodology.

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5S (Methodology) : 5S Is The Name of A Workplace Organization Method That Uses A List of Five

5S is a workplace organization method originally developed in Japan that consists of five Japanese words translated as "sort", "set in order", "shine", "standardize", and "sustain". The method is used to increase organization and efficiency in a workspace. It involves identifying and storing only necessary items, maintaining the workspace, standardizing processes, and sustaining the new systems. Some include a sixth element of "safety". While developed in Japan, similar concepts were used in Western workplaces prior to the formalization of the 5S methodology.

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5S (methodology)

5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words: seiri,
seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke. Transliterated into Roman Script, they all start with the letter
"S".[1] The list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by
identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new
order.[2] The decision-making process usually comes from a dialogue about standardization,
which builds understanding among employees of how they should do the work.

In some quarters, 5S has become 6S, the sixth element being safety.[3]

Other than a specific stand-alone methodology, 5S is frequently viewed as an element of a


broader construct known as visual control,[4] visual workplace,[5] or visual factory.[6][7] Under
those (and similar) terminologies, Western companies were applying underlying concepts of 5S
before publication, in English, of the formal 5S methodology. For example, a workplace-
organization photo from Tennant Company (a Minneapolis-based manufacturer) quite similar to
the one accompanying this article appeared in a manufacturing-management book in 1986.[8]

The 5 S

There are five 5S phases: They can be translated from the Japanese as "sort", "set in order",
"shine", "standardize", and "sustain". Other translations are possible.

Sort (Seiri)

Make work easier by eliminating obstacles.


Reduce chances of being disturbed with unnecessary items.
Prevent accumulation of unnecessary items.
Evaluate necessary items with regard to cost or other factors.
Remove all parts or tools that are not in use.
Segregate unwanted material from the workplace.
Define Red-Tag area to place unnecessary items that cannot immediately be disposed of.
Dispose of these items when possible.
Need fully skilled supervisor for checking on a regular basis.
Waste removal.
Make clear all working floor except using material.
Sort bad and good things.

Set In Order (Seiton)

Arrange all necessary items so that they can be easily selected for use.
Prevent loss and waste of time by arranging work station in such a way that all tooling /
equipment is in close proximity.
Make it easy to find and pick up necessary items.
Ensure first-in-first-out FIFO basis.
Make workflow smooth and easy.
All of the above work should be done on a regular basis.
Place components according to their uses, with the frequently used components being nearest
to the work place.

Shine (Seiso)

Clean your workplace on daily basis completely or set cleaning frequency


Use cleaning as inspection.
Prevent machinery and equipment deterioration.
Keep workplace safe and easy to work.
Keep workplace clean and pleasing to work in.
When in place, anyone not familiar to the environment must be able to detect any problems
within 50 feet

Standardize (Seiketsu)

Standardize the best practices in the work area.


Maintain high standards in workplace organization at all times.
Everything in its right place.
Every process has a standard.

Sustain (Shitsuke)

Not harmful to anyone.


Also translates as "do without being told".
Perform regular audits.
Training and discipline.
Training is goal-oriented process. Its resulting feedback is necessary monthly.
Self-discipline
To maintain proper order
Ensure all defined standards are being implemented.
Follow the process, but also be open to improvement

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