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5S Assignment
5S Assignment
Harsh Bhalani
2012ABPS552P
Company Background:
Wan Cheng Industry Manufacturing Factory, Taiwan is a manufacturing company
established in 1981 and produces parts for several hardware products. The main
problems faced by Wan Cheng were messy tool settings, bad working
environment and inefficient process flow. Wan Cheng kept all its tools and
products without having a proper system to classify or arrange them often
leading to pile up of unwanted inventories. For several years, the company
wanted to improve its efficiency but the lack of knowledge in its employees or
management prevented it from taking any effective measures to implement 5S.
Before
After
Before Cleaning
After Cleaning
Result:
The average time consuming looking for and retrieving drills was reduced by
38%, and
the time for mills was reduced by 49%. These reductions were a direct result of
the 5S
implementation. This time reduction will allow for additional productive time for
employees to
work meeting customer demand, being more efficient, and productive.