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stablish convenient work practices

Increase product and process quality

Strengthen employees! pride in their work

"romote stronger communication among staff

mpower employees to sustain their work area

We created more space for production

Before 5S

Clutter and wasteof space

During 5S#rea is cleared

$op of "age%S &SOR$

$he first stage of 5S is to organize thework area' lea ing only the tools andmaterials necessary to perform dailyacti ities. When (sorting) is wellimplemented' communication betweenworkers is impro ed and product *ualityand producti ity are increased.

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%S &S $ I' ORD R

$he second stage of 5S in ol es the

orderly arrangement of needed items sothey are easy to use and accessible for(anyone) to find. +rderliness eliminateswaste in production and clericalacti ities.

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$he third stage of 5S is keeping

e erything clean and swept. $hismaintains a safer work area and problemareas are *uickly identified. ,nimportant part of (shining) is (Mess-re ention.) "n other words' don t allowlitter' scrap' sha ings' cuttings' etc.' toland on the floor in the first place.

&enefits of 5S Shine

liminate spring cleaning Incorporate cleaning into daily routine )aintain clean and ready*to*use equipment

We will help you Define shine target Identify shine methods Implement standardi+ed cleanup

Make Shine a natural part of yourwork day

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%S &S$#'D#RDI, $he fourth stage of 5S in ol es creatinga consistent approach for carrying outtasks and procedures. +rderliness is thecore of (standardization) and is

maintained by Visual Controls. We willteach the benefits of/ Signboard strategy Signboard uses "ainting strategy Colour*coding strategy Shadow boarding

Standardize Best Methods acrossthe organization

%S &S-S$#I' $his last stage of 5S is the discipline andcommitment of all other stages. Without(sustaining)' your workplace can easilyre ert back to being dirty and chaotic.

$hat is why it is so crucial for your teamto be empowered to impro e andmaintain their workplace. Whenemployees take pride in their work andworkplace it can lead to greater #obsatisfaction and higher producti ity.