Lean, Kaizen and 5S are not just for manufacturers
5S can create some hard divides between those who love and appreciate the peace and calm that order bring and those who, while not necessarily “loving” chaos and disorder, still feel more at home amidst piles of paper, missing tools such as staplers and rulers, etc.
The following video is an example of how many employees might feel when the corporate leadership decides that everyone must accept the new business philosophy of the day for their workplace – 5S.
Kyocera has dictated that their employees MUST clean up their act and implement the new 5S standards within their cubicle space. It’s a love-hate relationship, as you will see in the video:
Cluttered Cubicles Go Lean With 5S Rules
See how employees at Kyocera’s North American headquarters in San Diego declutter their cubicles by following a workplace organization practice known as 5S. WSJ’s Julie Jargon reports. (Oct. 26)
What do you think? How would YOU handle the dictates at work to suddenly bring order into the chaos of your own cubicle?
Would you like it? Would you comply? Or would you still persist with old, perhaps unproductive habits as were depicted int he video? Let us know below by writing down and sending us your thoughts.
Additional Resources
- 5S Lean Training– creativesafetysupply.com
- Using 5S Tools to Keep a Clean and Efficient Workspace– blog.5stoday.com
- 5S – For Life & For Business– blog.creativesafetysupply.com
- Bring 5S Home– 5snews.com
- Why Organize Tools?– blog.toolfoamsupply.com
- Kaizen Lean Supplies Help Support Your Efforts In The Workplace– kaizen-news.com
- Using Floor Tape to Assist With Your 5S Project– aislemarking.com
- Sign Printers To Print All Your Labels– industriallabelprinters.net
- 5S Factory Reset: Step by Step– creativesafetypublishing.com