• Lean/Six Sigma

Workshop Content

This one-day fast-paced course develops the knowledge and skills for planning, organizing and implementing the Five S Method for Workplace Organization. Participants will also learn how the Five S process fits into a total system of Visual Management. Participants will receive instruction and guided practice in planning and deploying visual management systems for the continual improvement of process quality, productivity, housekeeping, safety and employee development. Participants will learn how to create standards for each type of performance and to use the concept and practice of Visual Controls to integrate those standards into daily practice.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for Lean Senseis, Continual Improvement Leaders, Manufacturing Team Leaders and Process Engineers responsible for implementing and managing Lean improvement projects.

Prerequisites

Some experience implementing Lean techniques is helpful but not required.

Workshop Materials

Each participant will receive a 5S Manual with all workshop materials included.

Workshop Goals

• Develop the understanding of the philosophy and process for achieving workplace organization through the Five S method
• Learn Visual Management Methods to control process performance in order to "hold the gains" achieved and motivate continual process improvement

Workshop Outline

• Introduction
• Team/Roles
• 5S Overview
• Photographs
• Identify and Label Storage Areas
• Sort
• Tagging process
• Finish Sort
• Store
• Shine
• Clean
• Standardize
• Create Forms
• Create Schedules
• Sustain
• Photograph
• Signboards
• Audit

Workshop Sequence: LEAN5S