Standardize
Consistency is key
We all have our own way of doing things.
This kind of individuality is great in our
personal lives because it makes life much
more interesting and fun.
Standardize uses three steps to make
sure that the 5S pillars are getting done
consistently and correctly:
1) Make sure that each
employee knows his
responsibilities.
But non-conformity can be unproductive in the workplace. If your employees
started doing things their own way, then
things will start to get missed and conditions will slowly start to deteriorate.
If they don’t know exactly what is expected
of them, then how can they do it?
The STANDARDIZE pillar seeks to
utilize a set of schedules and checklists
that can be easily followed so that each
step is performed exactly the same way
every day.
They should have a clear understanding of
their daily and weekly Sort, Set to Order
and Shine tasks. Their responsibilities
should be clearly written out on a checklist
or a chart so that it can be easily accessed
throughout the day.
This way, each employee knows what he
needs to do, when he needs to do it, and
exactly how to do it.
There is no room for uncertainty.
Image, Top: Safety and Lean committee meeting to
discuss 5S tasks and responsibilities
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