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!
Friday, December 17, 2010
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!
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