Lean Management

5S Lean Office

Course Outline:

This course follows the same basic agenda as our 5S and Workplace Organization training only with the focus on office environments and transactional processes.

Applying 5S generates positive impact on the quality of products and services in any organization. The participant will learn how to use all the required tools to implement 5S (5S theory, Red Tags, 5S Evaluation Form, etc) in a very practical way through small group activities.

In these activities, the participants will apply 5S to improve an area of the company. 5S is a very practical tool which precedes any improvement initiative but that must be continually applied independently, whether or not any other improvement tool exists.

The training will be a combination of theory and practical activities of 5S. The course will cover:

• 5S Lean Office Introduction
• 5S & How it Contributes to a culture of Continuous Improvement
• Why 5S?
• How does 5S eliminate the 7 Wastes in the office?
• 5S  as a foundation for Lean
• 5S Step-by-Step
  • SORT
    • Red Tag practice, what is needed right now and what is not.
  • STRAIGHTEN
    • A place for everything and everything in its place
    • SWEEP
    • Both physical and visual, removing any abnormalities, sources of backsliding, clutter, or poor visibility.
    • STANDARDIZE
    • Establishing “what good looks like” and rules for upkeep.
    • SELF-DISCIPLINE
      • Continuous 5S

5S Team Activities

• 5S Evaluation Walk
• Visual Management
• Maintaining 5S Worksheets

Learning Objectives:

Participants will, upon completion of this course, successfully demonstrate their ability to:

• Understand the meaning and importance of applying 5S in the office.
• Understand the importance of your own responsibility in the 5S process.
• Understand how 5S can improve your own workplace and the company’s results as a whole.
• Identify the 5S challenges in a given area.
• Lead and participate in any 5S activity in any area of the company.
• Understand the Current State of 5S of your company.

Benefits:

This course provides a comprehensive look at 5S – when and where it’s required, how to implement and sustain results. You will be able to:

• Confidently apply 5S concepts to any office or administrative environment
• Teach these concepts to your peers
• Develop a favorable environment to conduct continuous improvement activities
• Quickly identify the wastes

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed to provide practical knowledge and tools to improve office operations and to aid in initializing your Lean manufacturing efforts.  The target audience includes:

• Managers, office staff, change agents
• Senior Leadership
• Sales, Marketing, Finance, Purchasing and all other office environments

Duration:

Overview Session 1 Day

Workshops Sessions 2-5 Days