5S and Visual Controls

5S and its five pillars of visual management are an important element of lean operations. Learn how to implement and optimize a 5S visual control program and how to sustain it once implemented. Numerous examples are provided and hands-on application to the organization’s existing processes will be used to reinforce the concepts learned in this class.

Introduction

• Visual Controls and 5S
• Sort
• Straighten
• Scrub
• Standardize
• Sustain
• Implementing a 5S Visual Control Program

Sort

• The Impact of Material Waste
• Red-tagging
• Red-tag Program
• Workshop

Straighten

• Optimizing and Standardizing Materials
• Visual Controls
• Examples and Techniques
• Workshop

Scrub

• The Multiple Benefits of Cleaning
• Cleaning as Inspection
• Cleaning Standards
• Maintaining Cleanliness
• Visual Cleaning Controls
• Workshop

Standardize

• Institutionalizing the Gains
• Standardization Methods
• Visual Standards
• Workshop

Sustain

• Maintaining the Gains
• Tools, Techniques and Practices
• Workshop

Maintaining 5S

• Measuring your 5S Capability and Maturity
• 5S Program Reviews
• Auditing 5S
• Workshop

Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual and a Certificate of Completion at the close of the seminar.