IMPLEMENTATION OF 5S SYSTEM IN THE SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRY
Keywords:
5S, continual improvement, Cost management, Kaizen techniqueAbstract
5S is the housekeeping system which focuses on shoring, arranging, cleaning the material and workspace, standardising the process in the best practice way and sustaining to focussing to continual improvement. 5S is very simple Kaizen technique which will evolve the organization to next level. Implementation of this system will allow organization to manage the work space properly. It reduces the defects and errors in the process. Cost management will allow organization to solve the capital issues. Involvement of employees with proper training and rewarding will boost and increase the self-confidence of the employees. Systematic way of implantation the 5S system is given stepwise in this article.