5S: Lean Thinking, #4

By Sumeet Savant

Understanding 5S, knowing when to use 5S, and implementing end to end 5S methodology has never been easier!

Have you ever wanted to implement 5S in your company's workplace?
Have you ever wanted to implement 5S for your customer's workplace?
Have you ever wanted to identify wastes, achieve cost savings, cost reductions, and cost leadership in your company?

If the anwer to any of these questions is yes, you need look no further.

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Mentor and Coach, Sumeet Savant, with more than a decade of experience in executing, leading, and mentoring hundreds of Lean Six Sigma improvement projects brings to you a simple, straight forward, no nonsense book which will enable you understand 5S, know when to use 5S, implement end to end 5S, and achieve the cost reductions you have always dreamt of, quickly, effectively, and efficiently.

He shares his belief: "Continuous Lean improvements are possible only when you know, appreciate, and implement 5S in your workplace"

Do Act Now and have a LOOK INSIDE the short book to have a brief experience of the immensely valuable information it has in store for you.

With this book, you will get to,
- Know what is 5S.
- Know, undestand, and appreciate the need for 5S.
- Know the different 'S' in the 5S.
- Know and understand Seiri in detail, with an effective Red Tagging implementation strategy.
- Know and understand Seiton in detail, with an effective Layout Optimization implementation strategy.
- Know and understand Seiso in detail, with an effective Cleaning Schedule implementation strategy.
- Know and understand Seiketsu in detail, with effective implementation strategies.
- Know and understand Shitsuke in detail, with effective implementation strategies.
- And know all these in the least number of words possible – to help you lean your processes and achieve cost reductions faster.

This may very well be the last book you will ever need to implement 5S methodology on your workplace and achieve overall cost effectiveness.

We are sure about it! And, so will you be!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sumeet Savant
• Release date: Oct 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386641919

Sumeet Savant

Sumeet Savant is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Mentor and coach, with more than a decade of experience in executing, leading and mentoring Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects. He is a BTech, MBA, and Prince certified Practitioner. He has facilitated hundreds of process improvement projects, and coached hundreds of professionals, White, Yellow, Green, and Black Belts over the years. He lives in Mumbai, India with his family.

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Table of Contents

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Title

About the Author

Section I: LEAN

Lean, value, and waste

House of Lean

Five Principles of Lean

Section II: WASTES

Types of Work

Need to remove wastes

The 3 M’s

Section III: WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION

Workplace Organization

Section IV: CANDO

CANDO by Henry Ford

Section V: 5S

5S

6S

Seiri

Seiton

Seiso

Seiketsu

Shitsuke

Section VI: 5S Strategies

5S Strategies

Red Tagging

Layout Optimization

Cleaning Schedule

Standardization

Sustenance

Management Commitment

AUTHOR'S NOTE

5S

Lean Thinking Series

Sumeet Savant

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(c)2018, Sumeet Savant

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Sumeet Savant is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Mentor and coach, with more than a decade of experience in executing, leading and mentoring Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects. He is a BTech, MBA, and Prince certified Practitioner. He has facilitated hundreds of process improvement projects, and coached hundreds of professionals, Yellow, Green, and Black Belts over the years. He lives in Mumbai, India with his family.

LEAN

Lean, value, and waste

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Lean is now a common term, synonymous with process improvement, waste elimination and cost reduction.

You probably might have heard about Lean, or might have some basic idea about Lean, or might be even working on and practicing Lean methodologies

Before we start, let us understand what the term Lean really means.

Formally defined, "Lean is a continuous improvement strategy, focused on maximizing customer value, by minimizing waste in all the business processes, or products."

So, now the question arises, what do the terms Value and Waste mean.

"Value, means something, that the customer is willing to pay for, extending this definition, we can say it is something which the customer needs, and hence expects, from the product or service, for which he buys it.".

And, by "Waste we mean, any activity or feature that does not add value to the product or service, from the point of view of the customer."

The Japanese term for Waste so defined, is Muda.

Some of the examples of Waste or Muda are,

• Unnecessary travel like driving, or riding.

• Waiting for approval.

• Unnecessary Movement like bending, or stretching.

• Producing more than required.

Though Lean is primarily focused on reduction of waste, the Lean strategies framework is much broader.

To understand the Lean framework, it is a must to be well acquainted with something that is known as the House of Lean.

House