We enter the most solemn part of our Holy week Celebration! Time to do our 5S for the Soul...
We first begin with Sorting.... We reflect on the past year and SORT out what good have we done and what not so good and unnecessary activities we had.in the past year. We RECOLLECT...
Once we are satisfied with our SORTING of Souls... we proceed with INITIAL CLEANING... We go to CONFESSION and ask pardon for the many sins , not so good things we have done. Get ourselves a good clean up from the inside and out.
Then we do SET THINGS in ORDER.... We define our priorities in life. We put more time to what we hold dearly. Lie having to improve our relationships with our loved ones and friends, and community.
The we define our STANDARDS. By this we update our set of norms, our guidelines. We do this by putting into journals or written form our priorities, our dreams and aspirations, and guiding principles.
Then we SUSTAIN. ..We make sure we keep tab of our priorities in life, and check out if our daily activities are aligned with our STANDARDS...
This is our 5S for the SOUL!
God bless us all!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
5S at Home....
In my trips abroad and travels all over the Philippines, I always get a chance to get into other people"s homes. In so many occasions, I see that there is a need to do 5S.
Most basic we can do on this at home is waste sorting and segregation. Homes can help reduce waste generation by segregating those that can be recycled, reuse or sold. Waste bins must be designated for plastics and papers, and food wastes.
Another thing most homes have are clutters. Things frequently used and those which are seldom or even not being used are together in the same cabinet. We need to perform sorting . We just have to make sure we take out from our cabinets those we do not use anymore and it will be good to either sell them via garage sale or better yet donate them.
Another annoyance at home is looking for things needed, like keys to the car, or certain room or lockers. Or even looking for tools that is needed. So much time and energy is wasted looking for it and it even results to irritations in the home. This can be addressed by doing the setting in order. Or in other words putting things in same place in orderly manner. This can be done by labeling and binning things, making those frequently used easily accessible. For example, examine where you put you car keys, your emergency lights, your hammer, screw drivers, and other things you need either frequently or not so frequent. Then, arrange them such that they are easily accessible.
These are just few of the examples how we can apply 5S at home.
For more guidance, I would be willing to assist you on this.
Just drop me an email.
God bless!
Most basic we can do on this at home is waste sorting and segregation. Homes can help reduce waste generation by segregating those that can be recycled, reuse or sold. Waste bins must be designated for plastics and papers, and food wastes.
Another thing most homes have are clutters. Things frequently used and those which are seldom or even not being used are together in the same cabinet. We need to perform sorting . We just have to make sure we take out from our cabinets those we do not use anymore and it will be good to either sell them via garage sale or better yet donate them.
Another annoyance at home is looking for things needed, like keys to the car, or certain room or lockers. Or even looking for tools that is needed. So much time and energy is wasted looking for it and it even results to irritations in the home. This can be addressed by doing the setting in order. Or in other words putting things in same place in orderly manner. This can be done by labeling and binning things, making those frequently used easily accessible. For example, examine where you put you car keys, your emergency lights, your hammer, screw drivers, and other things you need either frequently or not so frequent. Then, arrange them such that they are easily accessible.
These are just few of the examples how we can apply 5S at home.
For more guidance, I would be willing to assist you on this.
Just drop me an email.
God bless!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
5S and Save Mother Earth!
Much hype has been given to climate change, depletion of natural resources, and eventual death of mother earth. So much money is spent by people and organization to inform and educate people on the cause and consequences of climate change. High level organizations, high profile people are involved, and the different modes of media are utilized.
While global concerted efforts are required, and having as key indicator to reduce the carbon emissions, this still cannot translate to what each one person, each one family, each locality , must do to contribute in saving Mother Earth.
In this regard, I believe that a global 5S Program is a key solution. 5S must be initiated and be done by each person in his own area of control. Starting with his home, and in his office or workplace. 5S will eliminate waste, and thus reduce energy consumption, and reduce disposals.
I see this waste management activities in action in Europe specifically in Germany. In essence, what they do is basic waste segregation and recycling which is just a small component of 5S.
I am happy to see this waste management activity in barangays and towns in Cavite initiated by NGOs but again it is not complete and comprehensive as it could be with 5S.
5S has a higher level impact and it can save Mother Earth!
God bless us all!
While global concerted efforts are required, and having as key indicator to reduce the carbon emissions, this still cannot translate to what each one person, each one family, each locality , must do to contribute in saving Mother Earth.
In this regard, I believe that a global 5S Program is a key solution. 5S must be initiated and be done by each person in his own area of control. Starting with his home, and in his office or workplace. 5S will eliminate waste, and thus reduce energy consumption, and reduce disposals.
I see this waste management activities in action in Europe specifically in Germany. In essence, what they do is basic waste segregation and recycling which is just a small component of 5S.
I am happy to see this waste management activity in barangays and towns in Cavite initiated by NGOs but again it is not complete and comprehensive as it could be with 5S.
5S has a higher level impact and it can save Mother Earth!
God bless us all!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year! Time for 5S
Happy New Year to all 5S Blog Readers... I am sure you still can see and smell up to this time the thrash and smoke that the New Year revelry ushered in. Perfect time to begin the year clean through 5S Patrol and Check-ups for those who are already into it, and time for companies to set up their 5S System and Teams to bring order and cleanliness and efficiency to the factory this new year.
New Year certainly means , new goals, new policy deployments and higher performance goals for the entire factory. 5S can be very useful in making sure the factory achieves higher efficiencies.
At home, last month was the best month to do your year end 5S...but just in case you have failed o do it because you were on vacation, just like us, then now is the right time to do it.
Happy New Year...Let's get our 5S going!
God bless!
New Year certainly means , new goals, new policy deployments and higher performance goals for the entire factory. 5S can be very useful in making sure the factory achieves higher efficiencies.
At home, last month was the best month to do your year end 5S...but just in case you have failed o do it because you were on vacation, just like us, then now is the right time to do it.
Happy New Year...Let's get our 5S going!
God bless!
Friday, December 17, 2010
How Do We Set-up A 5S Day? Why?
5S being the foundation of TPM must be continually sustained. The only way to sustain it is to make it a way of life. And the only way to make it a way of life is to inculcate discipline through a designated 5S Day.
Now, how do we set up a 5S Day? You meet the teams and decide on which day will be the 5S Day. The normal pick is the first Day of the working week. A music is also assigned to call the attention of the people of the start and stop of the 5S Day. Normally, it is done at the start of each shift on the first day all over the company including the none operation areas or offices.
After which a 5S Patrol Audit must be conducted using the 5S Clean up Checklist that was used in performing the 5S Activity. There can also be a Reward System for compliant areas and corresponding action for those that have non conformity.
Wide use of Bulletin Boards with pictures of the 5S Activity will surely be an added tool to ensure 5S is continually embraced by the people. It must also be done with fanfare so that it is totally accepted by the team members.
Happy 5S Day!
God bless!
Now, how do we set up a 5S Day? You meet the teams and decide on which day will be the 5S Day. The normal pick is the first Day of the working week. A music is also assigned to call the attention of the people of the start and stop of the 5S Day. Normally, it is done at the start of each shift on the first day all over the company including the none operation areas or offices.
After which a 5S Patrol Audit must be conducted using the 5S Clean up Checklist that was used in performing the 5S Activity. There can also be a Reward System for compliant areas and corresponding action for those that have non conformity.
Wide use of Bulletin Boards with pictures of the 5S Activity will surely be an added tool to ensure 5S is continually embraced by the people. It must also be done with fanfare so that it is totally accepted by the team members.
Happy 5S Day!
God bless!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Why TPM Always Starts with 5S?
Why is 5S the basic foundation for doing TPM? Why can't we simply jump into TPM without going through 5S? Actually, you can jump into TPM without going through a formal 5S Program but it is always more effective to start with 5S before you embark on full TPM. Ask me why... Okay... let me share with you my thoughts on this based on my more than 20 years of doing 5S and more than 14 years of doing TPM.
As you would note, I have done 5S more than what I have been doing TPM. By this information, it tells you already that 5S had been circulating in the corporate world in the Philippines earlier than the advent of TPM. But this does not prove that we must do 5S first before TPM.
TPM based on JIPM- Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance guidelines have 8 Pillars. 5S is not a Pillar but is an integral part of each of the Pillars (AM- Autonomous Maintenance, Admin TPM, and PM- Planned Maintenance). The Steps involved in the 3 aforementioned TPM pillars are Initial Cleaning. Initial Cleaning is the 3rd Step in 5S. This is called Cleaning or Sweeping which is the direct English translation of SEISO. The first two Ss of the 5S are SEIRI- Sort, and SEITON- Set in Order.
Therefore, it is always good to start first with 5S before we embark on TPM for in 5S the basic discipline of sorting, arranging and cleaning are practiced and honed before it is applied in TPM. Let me give you an analogy. Say you are in a boat and you would like to maneuver your rubber boat in a stream which have very sharp rocks underwater. These rocks are potentially dangerous as this can cause the boat to sink as it can punch a hole on the underside of the boat. To ensure your rubber boat will be safe to pass through this stream, what you would do is to spend time to haul out all the sharp rocks out of the river. But you cannot see them unless you take out the water first. So it is 5S that takes out the surface issues to uncover the more serious issues that TPM can address.
Hope you got the concept. If not, please feel free to contact me for coaching and consultation.
Thanks and God bless!
As you would note, I have done 5S more than what I have been doing TPM. By this information, it tells you already that 5S had been circulating in the corporate world in the Philippines earlier than the advent of TPM. But this does not prove that we must do 5S first before TPM.
TPM based on JIPM- Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance guidelines have 8 Pillars. 5S is not a Pillar but is an integral part of each of the Pillars (AM- Autonomous Maintenance, Admin TPM, and PM- Planned Maintenance). The Steps involved in the 3 aforementioned TPM pillars are Initial Cleaning. Initial Cleaning is the 3rd Step in 5S. This is called Cleaning or Sweeping which is the direct English translation of SEISO. The first two Ss of the 5S are SEIRI- Sort, and SEITON- Set in Order.
Therefore, it is always good to start first with 5S before we embark on TPM for in 5S the basic discipline of sorting, arranging and cleaning are practiced and honed before it is applied in TPM. Let me give you an analogy. Say you are in a boat and you would like to maneuver your rubber boat in a stream which have very sharp rocks underwater. These rocks are potentially dangerous as this can cause the boat to sink as it can punch a hole on the underside of the boat. To ensure your rubber boat will be safe to pass through this stream, what you would do is to spend time to haul out all the sharp rocks out of the river. But you cannot see them unless you take out the water first. So it is 5S that takes out the surface issues to uncover the more serious issues that TPM can address.
Hope you got the concept. If not, please feel free to contact me for coaching and consultation.
Thanks and God bless!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Can 5S Really be Implemented in the Philippines?
5S was originated in Japan, and is therefore anchored on the Japanese culture . And we all know that Japanese are very disciplined, very simple, generally clean, and orderly. I have seen this in the many places I have been to in Japan. From their airports , to roads, to factories, homes and restaurants.
When we ate at a restaurant, we have to remove our shoes, to get into the dining area. The food served is well arranged. They have very good packaging of their products, be it food or otherwise. Their old temples are well kept. Centuries old still stands and still majestic.
In contrast, I know you would agree with me, that we have a long way to be at par with the Japanese culture. I have been to many countries and none of them goes an inch nearer to what the Japanese are.
So, since 5S was originated in Japan, and the culture of Japanese are way above what we are, can we implement 5S in the Philippines?
I say YES! The strong characteristics of us Filipinos is our resiliency and adaptability. We have seen ourselves rise above crisis after crisis. Typhoons and earthquakes, and coup de etat do not make us crumble. We as a people also blends and adapts to where we are thrown into. We are very compliant and adaptive as well. In all places I have been, Singapore, Korea, Japan, USA, the Filipinos copy exact and sometimes show much better discipline that the host county people are. Even here locally, you can see those that goes to Makati changes and adapts to where they are....
So even in 5S Implementation, I say YES...it can be done here in the Philippines for factories who wish to do it. It may require more visual controls and poka yoke systems, bu it can be done. I have seen it implemented in US companies that are located here in the Philippines.
Yes, we Filipinos can implement 5S.
God bless!
When we ate at a restaurant, we have to remove our shoes, to get into the dining area. The food served is well arranged. They have very good packaging of their products, be it food or otherwise. Their old temples are well kept. Centuries old still stands and still majestic.
In contrast, I know you would agree with me, that we have a long way to be at par with the Japanese culture. I have been to many countries and none of them goes an inch nearer to what the Japanese are.
So, since 5S was originated in Japan, and the culture of Japanese are way above what we are, can we implement 5S in the Philippines?
I say YES! The strong characteristics of us Filipinos is our resiliency and adaptability. We have seen ourselves rise above crisis after crisis. Typhoons and earthquakes, and coup de etat do not make us crumble. We as a people also blends and adapts to where we are thrown into. We are very compliant and adaptive as well. In all places I have been, Singapore, Korea, Japan, USA, the Filipinos copy exact and sometimes show much better discipline that the host county people are. Even here locally, you can see those that goes to Makati changes and adapts to where they are....
So even in 5S Implementation, I say YES...it can be done here in the Philippines for factories who wish to do it. It may require more visual controls and poka yoke systems, bu it can be done. I have seen it implemented in US companies that are located here in the Philippines.
Yes, we Filipinos can implement 5S.
God bless!
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