HOUSEKEEPING

PRINCIPLES OF 5 S
HOUSEKEEPING

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 HOUSEKEEPING AND
PRODUCTIVITY
• PRODUCTIVITY:It is a process of
elimination of waste in all forms i.e
Time,Machine,Materials,Money,energy
etc. by continuous improvement, by
involving all employees, with an
objectives to get the best comparable
returns on the investment.

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 HOUSEKEEPING AND
PRODUCTIVITY
• HOUSEKEEPING:The root causes of
most of the housekeeping problems are
invariably responsible for poor
productivity like:
• Leakage and spills
• Poor preventive maintenance.
• Non-standard work practices.
• Loosely defined resposibilies
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 5S HOUSEKEEPING
• Systematic approach.
• People oriented.
• Practice oriented.
• Every individual can contribute.
• First step towards continuous improvement.
• Foundation for good
productivity,quality,reduced costs,safety and
employee morale
• Reflects management’s attitude. 4
 5S HOUSEKEEPING
• Relevant to all industries.
• A tool to achieve discipline.
• Not merely for aesthetic reasons.
• Not an end in itself.
• Ultimate goal is reduced costs of product
and better quality of life in workplace.

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 5W and 1 H METHOD

• WHAT: What is wrong?What is causing the problem?

• WHERE: Where is the problem area?
• WHO: Who does it?Who is responsible
for this?
• WHEN: When does it happen?
• WHY: Why does it happen?Why do we do it this way?
• HOW: How else could it be done?How to improve?

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 WHAT IS 5 S
HOUSEKEEPING?
• SEGREGATION- SEIRI
• CLEANLINESS- SEISO
• ARRANGEMENT- SEITON
• MAINTENANCE- SEKETSU
• DISCIPLINE- SHITSUKE

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 WHAT IS 5 S?
• Segregation: Sort out un-necessary things from
work place and dispose them off.
• Cleanliness: Clean your workplace,machines
,tools and tackles completely and paint them
such that you are not only good,you also look
good.
• Arrangement:Arrange necessary items in good
order,identify them so that they are easily and
timely available for use.
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 WHAT IS 5S?
• Maintain: Maintain high standards of
housekeeping at all times
• Discipline: Train people to follow good
housekeeping discipline.Demonstrate the
leadership.

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 WHY 5 S?
• Work place becomes clean and better
organised.
• Shopfloor and office operations become
easier and safer.
• Results are visible to everyone
• Visible results enhance generation of
more and new idea.

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 WHY 5S ?
• People become proud of clean and
organized workplace.
• People are automatically disciplined.
• Resultant good company image generates
more business.

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RESULTS EXPECTED FROM
5S PRACTICES
• More employee awareness of untidy workplace
and motivation to improve the level of
cleanliness.
• Greater team spirit and co-operation through
involvement of all.
• Lesser risks of accidents.
• Greater efficiency and effectiveness.
• Early detection of machine trouble.
• Smoother flow of materials and work-in-
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progress.
RESULTS EXPECTED FROM
5S PRACTICES
• Extended life of machines and tools.
• Organized floor space.
• Improved material yield ratio.
• Reduced material handling
• Final product free from dust.
• Finally,reduced costs of product ..

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 IMPLEMENTAION OF 5 S

• Top management commitment.

• Participation of all employees.
• CEO’s Leadership.
• Supported by all.
• Programming self sustaining.
• Ownership of areas by people.
• Appreciation/Reward.
• Discipline
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