5S Seiso 5S Seiso is the third stage in your 5S program implementation, 5S being an effective Lean Manufacturing tool which helps with not just your housekeeping, but with boosting your efficiencies, improving safety, and ensuring standardized ways of working.…
5S Seiton 5S Seiton is the second stage of your 5S implementation program, 5S being a highly effective lean manufacturing tool for creating standard working practices and improving housekeeping to name just a few of the benefits of 5S. Following…
5S Seiri 5S Seiri is the first stage of the lean tool known as 5S; 5S being a simple methodical Lean Tool for the organization of your workplace to ensure standardized working practices, more ergonomic and efficient methods,…
5S Program Any Lean Manufacturing tool, business improvement strategy and even 5S will fail if you do not have a vision and strategy for where you are taking your business. 5S should form part of an overall goal for…
Implementing 5S Process 5S (5S Definition) is a cornerstone of any lean manufacturing implementation, either applied within your manufacturing environment, office processes or even within a service industry, but what are the benefits of implementing the 5S process?…
What is 5S One of the most powerful Lean Manufacturing Tools and a cornerstone of any successful implementation is that of 5S, but what is 5S and its 5 Steps of Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke?…
The waste of resources The waste of resources is an additional waste for the seven wastes (muda) of lean manufacturing, it is the non efficient use of your lights, heat and power. This waste is a common waste in…
The waste of Talent or creativity The waste of Talent, creativity or your people is an addition to the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (Muda), it is the failure to make good use of your employees; all of…
The Waste of Defects Defects are one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing or 7 mudas, defects are when products or service deviate from what the customer requires or the specification. When you talk about waste most…
The Waste of Waiting Waiting is one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (or 7 mudas), it is the act of doing nothing or working slowly whilst waiting for a previous step in the process. How many…