5S

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5S is the Japanese concept for House Keeping. Lean Six Sigma Champion
Training
1.) Sort (Seiri)
2.) Straighten (Seiton) Design For Six Sigma
3.) Shine (Seiso) (DFSS) E-Book or Print
4.) Standardize (Seiketsu)
5.) Sustain (Shitsuke Applied Strategy Execution
Training Guide + Slides

Seiri - Put things in order

(remove what is not needed and keep what is needed)
Seiton - Proper Arrangement
(Place things in such a way that they can be easily reached whenever they are needed)
Seiso - Clean
(Keep things clean and polished; no trash or dirt in the workplace)
Seiketsu - Purity
(Maintain cleanliness after cleaning - perpetual cleaning)
Shitsuke - Commitment (Actually this is not a part of '4S', but a typical teaching and attitude
towards any undertaking to inspire pride and adherence to standards established for the four
components)

FIRST S-SORTING(GOOD AND BAD, USEABLE AND NON USEABLE)

SECOND S- SYSTEMIC ARRANGEMENT(ONCE SORTED KEEP SYSTEMATICALLY TO
HAVE TRACEABILITY)
THIRD S-SPIC AND SPAN(KEEP ARRANGED THINGS ALWAYS READY TO USE AND IN
DIRT FREE AND TIDY STATUS)
FOURTH S-STANDARDIZE(MAKE A PROCESS FOR ABOVE THREE STAGES AND MAKE
STANDARDS AND ALSO KEEP ON REVIEWING THESE.)
FIFTH S- SELF DISCIPLINE(INDIVIDUAL HAS TO COMMIT).

Step Name Action Catch Phrase

Remove unnecessary items from the
1 Sort “When in doubt, throw it out”
workplace
Locate everything at the point of use “A place for everything, and
2 Straighten
everything in its place”
Clean and eliminate the sources of “The best cleaning is to not need
3 Sweep
filth cleaning”
Make routine and standard for what “See and recognize what needs to be
4 Standardize
good looks like done”
Self- Sustain by making 5S second nature “The less self-discipline you need, the
5
discipline better