5S step by step
The 5S continuous improvement approach
Practical sheet REF: FIC0445 V1
5S step by step
The 5S continuous improvement approach

Author : Siham BENTALAB

Publication date: October 10, 2011, Review date: November 27, 2016 | Lire en français

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3. 5S step by step

The various 5S stages can be grouped into two distinct families:

  • The first three stages concern actions in the field;

  • the last two stages, which consist in sustaining what has been deployed in the field.

Let's take a closer look at each step.

3.1 Seiri: to rid, to remove the useless

The first step is to sort the objects on the workstation and keep only what is necessary. There are two ways of doing this:

  • List all objects present at the workstation and evaluate their usefulness;

  • draw up a list of all the items required at the workstation, and keep only those...

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