Implementing 5S • S1 – Sort
“When in doubt, move it out”
• S2 – Set in Order “A place for everything and everything in its place.”
• S3 – Shine “Clean and Inspect”
• S4 – Standardize “Create the rules and follow them”
• S5 – Sustain “Make 5S a habit”
Roll Stock & F/G Before Kaizen
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Roll Stock & F/G After Kaizen
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Before Kaizen (F/G, Roll Stock, Box Mtl randomly located) Loc 201 Loc 202
Loc 203 Loc 204
F/G with roll stock
Corrugated pkg
mtl w/ roll stock
Before Kaizen (Roll & F/G material randomly located)
Sort – Red Tag Exercise
Sort – Red Tag Exercise
Sort – move it out (completed 3/28/07)
Sort – move it out
Sort – categorize
Define the
locations for
high volume
material
Shine “New Warehouse”
Define the locations for
low volume material
Set In Order (Bleached/Sleeve Material)
Before
Set In Order – Plastic Pkg
Before
Set In Order – F/G
Before
Set In Order – Roll Stock
Before
Set In Order – MRB (RM)
Before
FOIL PRINT
Set In Order – Print/Foil
Set In Order – “New Warehouse” Natural Kraft Roll Stock
Set In Order – dedicated location (6 locations, 3 SPK, 3 Natural Kraft)
Natural Kraft high volume
dedicated location
SPK high volume dedicated location
Open area for expanding volumes of roll stock (clamp
trucks unload train cars directly to high volume turn-over locations)
Standardize
Sustain (Warehouse Kiosk board)
Daily Check
Sheets
Daily Review
Status
Lessons Learned • Review & remove obsolete material
annually.
• When material is visible it is obvious if you are over-stocked.
• Having things “Set in order” makes easy access to retrieve.
• Organizes environment is a happy environment!
