Sustain is Step 5 of The 5S System

The 5th Step of 5S

The 5S System is a systematic 5 step process for workplace organization. It is not a list of random things to do. The last step is called “sustain” and, as the name implies, is designed to maintain the gains made with the first 4 steps.

When you reach the 5th step, it’s time to sustain the workplace organization you have achieved. You can accomplish this through gemba walks and two types of audits.

Learn more about gemba walks at: Gemba Walkers.

The 2 types of audits are “Daily Audit” and “Monthly Audit”. The names might give you a hint at how relatively simple these audits can be. But don’t be fooled! Those who fail to sustain The 5S System often fail because they do not conduct audits or they conduct them poorly. Failure to sustain means you are doomed to a version of Groundhog Day where you need to repeat the earlier steps every time your workplace becomes disorganized.

Let’s look closer at each type of audit which keeps Groundhog Day from happening.

Read the rest of the article at: Sustain is Step 5.

Mike