Lean 5S: Alliteration at its finest! (#49)
Today
we are going to dive into the last stage of your Lean 5S Visual Management
Event: Sustain.
In
a Lean 5S event there are five stages; Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, and
Sustain. Check out our other 5S blogs for in introduction into the entire
series!
Once
we have completed the first four phases, we must SUSTAIN our progress! This is
the most important step in the entire Lean 5S Event! Standardizing (4th
stage) will allow for us to develop the process using controls and feedback so
we can audit the process to ensure the success of the 5S event.
Sustaining
change is the hardest action to control and continue in pretty much any aspect of
life; especially in an organization’s life. It is common for people to slide
back into old habits because that is what they are used to; it’s easier that way
and regrettably, many companies do not even make it to the 5th stage
in their 5S Event.
But
what a critical stage it is! The 5th stage is where the company shapes
and preserves the capacity of Lean 5S. How do we do that you ask? You get
people excited about it!
Standardizing
(4th Step) is basically where you audit your process. Many people
want to jump right in to auditing their process or they want to let auditing do
all of the grunt work to sustain 5S results for the long run. However, your employee’s need to know why this
is beneficial for them. They need to know why it is important and will make
their lives at the company better.
So
how do we do that? We often see that organizations with a solid 5S program will
advocate friendly competition to help sustain 5S efforts. Several of the
organizations we have worked in will host 5S competitions every two months. In
these competitions; those departments holding the highest 5S Audit scores will win
and will receive a prize; which could be free lunch, gift cards, etc. Some
companies pass out yearly trophies at company events. Some awards go to the
department that has shown the most improvement.
As
you can see, your employees are the most important aspect of having a
successful 5S lifespan. Providing them something to work for that interests
them will help build the habit of sustaining 5S efforts. Once that habit is
created, then sustaining those efforts becomes second nature.
Employee’s
will value their work as representation of their best efforts and what is best
for their job. Their team morale will skyrocket. They will implement 5S into
other aspects of the company; like picking up trash they find on the floor and
throwing it away.
5S
is the first step towards making a true transformation to a Lean Six Sigma
Company.
If
you are interested in hosting a Lean 5S event, contact us!
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