5S workplace organization in the office and plant

摘要

Though many lean tools originated in the Toyota Production System, the maturation and migration of them to other settings is a natural evolution. This evolution builds on the foundation of lean in the plant and adapts the concepts to other venues, including non-manufacturing areas of your organization. 5S Workplace Organization is one lean tool that is increasingly applied in the office as well as in the plant. The key to 5S is getting rid of non-useful material that has accumulated in the workplace.The workplace occupants have become accustomed to files, documents, sales "brochures, equipment and supplier catalogues taking up valuable office space and being piled on top of cabinets, under desks, in back rooms and on desks. Similarly, production inventory, scrap, tools and jigs, and unused machinery accumulate on the shop floor.