Unit 7

Question 1

What are the four steps required before introducing the 5 s’s ?

Answer 1

• Convincing management
  1. prepare teaching material
  2. choose a pilot area
  3. design a working plan
  4. prepare the training plan and complete the methods for the working team

Question 2

What is the “vision” when using the 5s’s?

Answer 2

• nothing extra or unneeded
• areas are clearly distinguished
• there is a place for everything and everything is in its place
• a clean workspace where scrape, etc. falls directly into containers
• continual wall to wall cleaning
• everything is recognizable at a glance
• paperwork is simplified and minimal
• waste and abnormalities are easily recognizable
• standards and procedures are easily understood
• zero defects, zero abnormalities

Question 3

What are the benefits of the 5s’s?

Answer 3

• zero waster
• zero injuries
• zero breakdowns
• zero defects
• zero delays
• zero complaints
• zero red ink

Question 4

What are the 5 pillars name in Japanese?

Answer 4

1st -Seiri
2nd - Seiton 
3rd- Seiso 
4th- Seiketsu 
5th- Shitsuke

Question 5

What is the first pillar of the 5s’s?

Answer 5

Sort through and sort out (organization)

-keep what is needed and eliminate what is not needed

Question 6

What is the Red-tagging strategy?

Answer 6

-a simple and visual method to separate necessary elements from unnecessary ones

Question 7

What is the second pillar?

Answer 7

Set things in order, set limits, share information (orderliness)
-arranging needed items/inventory so they are easy to see/ find, to use to return

Question 8

What is the third pillar?

Answer 8

• Shine
• factory cleanliness and inspections
• eliminate dirt, oil, scrap, and foreign matter (part of daily duties)
• cleanliness aids work efficiency, improves safetym improves moral, improves quality

Question 9

What is the fourth pillar?

Answer 9

Standardize

• is achieved when the previous 3 pillars are implemented and running effectively
• not an activity but a standardized condition at a certain time

Question 10

what is evidence of standardized work areas?

Answer 10

• clear, shiny aisles
• color coded areas
• slogan, banners
• no WIP
• one-piece flow
• standardized work sheets

Question 11

What is the 5th pillar?

Answer 11

Sustain

• discipline helps to achieve objectives
• important to maintain the goals
• the key to maintaining the 4s conditions, make it a habit and properly train everyone on procedures

Question 12

What is a sign stragtegy?

Answer 12

-using signs to make environments clearer and easier to navigate

Question 13

What is a painting strategy?

Answer 13

a tool in 5s, Set in order, to visually separate environments

• focus on floors and walls
• separates walking areas and paths
• makes material handling easier
• bright colors used
• WIP designated spots painted

Question 14

What are the tools used in 5s’s

Answer 14

sign strategy
painting strategy
promotion tools to motivate staff
effective criticism

Question 15

What are the benefits of the 5s’s

Answer 15

• can improve tool and die location in the warehouse
• probability of assembly errors is decreased
• idle time and cost decreases
• clean and well delimited floor space, avoiding injuries
• cleaning can increase the equipment availability

Question 16

What are the five pillars?

Answer 16

Sort
Set in Order 
Shine 
Standardize 
Sustain