5S

Question 1

What is 5S?

Answer 1

Sort (Seiri - clearing, classify)

Set in Order (Seiton - straighten, simplify)

Shine (Seiso - sweep, scrub)

Standardize (Seiketsu - stabilize, conformity)

Sustain (Shitsuke - self-discipline, custom and practice)

Question 2

Step in 5S where you eliminate what is not needed

Answer 2

Sort (Seiri) - put things in order

Question 3

Step in 5S where you organize remaining items

Answer 3

Set in Order (Seiton) - Proper Arrangement - Simplify

Question 4

Step in 5S where you conduct cleanup

Answer 4

Shine (Seiso) - Clean

Question 5

Step in 5S where you write standards for the previous Ss

Answer 5

Standardize (Seiketsu) - Purity - Self-discipline

Question 6

Step in 5S where you regularly apply the standards

Answer 6

Sustain (Shitsuke) - Commitment

Question 7

What is the most likely result from performing Seiso (Shine)?
a.) Equipment and workplace are in ‘ready-to-go’ condition
a.) Equipment and workplace are
a.) Equipment and workplace are
a.) Equipment and workplace are

Answer 7

a.) Equipment and workplace are in ‘ready-to-go’ condition

Question 8

In deploying 5S, Red Tagging is an activity performed to identify Non-Value-Add Items. This is an activity carried out in which step of 5S?

Answer 8

Seiri (Sort)

Question 9

If an item is “Red Tagged” during a 5 S practice, it….
a.) Can be discarded immediately
B.) must be kept indefinitely
c.) requires painting
d.) is to be moved to an interim storage area until a decision is made about what to do with it

Answer 9

b.) must be kept indefinitely