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TQM - 5S Housekeeping

5S:- 5 Keys to Total Quality Environment!
1. Sieri - Sorting out.
2. Sieton - Systematic arrangement.
3. Sieso - Spic and span.
4. Sieketsu - Standardization.
5. Shitsuke - Self-Decipline.
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1. Sieri - Sorting out
Meaning:-
  • To keep all items that we need and discarding all items that we don't need. 
Aims:- 
  • Establishing criteria and sticking to them. 
  • Be able to deal with the causes of filth.
  • Practice stratification management to set priorities.   
Activities:-
  • Discard things we don't need at all.
  • Eliminate causes of dust and grime. 
  • check for leakage and scatter. 
  • housecleaning  
  • organize the warehouse 
Functional Layout:-
  • Things used frequently - Keep at the workplace/on the person. 
  • Things used infrequently - Keep far away.  
  • Things used sometimes - store at workplace. 
  • Things not used - Discard.   
  • Things used to be kept for just-in-case - keep as contingency items.  
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2. Sieton - Systematic Arrangement 
Meaning:- 
  • Systematically arrange all things so people can reach out to them easily when needed.
Aims:- 
  • Eliminating the waste in time for searching things. 
  • Neat workplace. 
  • Efficient layout. 
 Activities:-
  • Clearly defined place for everything. 
  • placement and zoning marks  
  • eliminate lids and locks  
  • 30 sec retrieval time 
Principle:-   
  • Eliminate the need to look for things.
Steps:- 
  • Analyze the present situation.
  • Fix the storage space. 
  • Discard all unwanted items. 
  • decide the storage layout.  
  • make retrieval easy 
  • improve the procedures. 
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 3. Sieso - Spic and Span
Activities:-
  • Quick 5S drills.
  • make cleaning and inspection easier. 
  • everyone's a janitor 
  • sparkling clean campaigns.
  • regular cleaning and inspection. 
  • clean places not usually noticeable. 
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 4. Sieketsu - Standardization
 Meaning:-
  • Maintaining cleanliness.
Aims:-
  • Maintaining the 5S standards.   
Principle:- 
  • Innovative visible management so that abnormalities show up.  
Activities:- 
  • Color coded pipes
  • oil labels 
  • danger markings
  • warning colors 
  • wire management 
  • fire extinguisher marks 
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 5. Shitsuke - Self-Discipline 
Activities:-
  • All-together cleaning 
  • exercise time
  • habit formation  
  • disciplined workforce
  • practice dealing with emergencies 
  • individual responsibility. 
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