Final Quiz: 5S Productivity

5S is only about being clean and organized at work.

What are the TWO major problems of a disorganized work environment?

5S is something you can do every once and a while, or when we have time for it.

Unnecessary equipment, tools, materials, and items make it difficult to see abnormalities and problems in your work environment.

What does “sort” mean?

What is a red tag used for?

When the place is really clean, it’s enough to sort every once and a while instead of every day.

What does “set in order” mean?

Set in order makes it obvious when a tool is missing from its home location.

It’s important to get it right when setting in order, because once you decide on a home for an item, you’ll never get to move the home location again.

Struggle when performing a job (i.e. looking for something, reaching for something, etc.) is often evidence that set in order is needed, because items are hard to retrieve or use.

What does it mean to locate tools at the point of use?

What does it mean to shine?

Shine is not about doing your part to maintain equipment. That’s the duty of maintenance personnel.

What should you do instead of clean up after the same messy machine day after day?

What does standardize mean in 5S?

Standardize applies only to shine (cleaning).

What does sustain mean in 5S?

Dedicating time on the clock every day to 5S is critical for sustaining results.

Sustainment is only the responsibility of management.