Laboratory

Course Description In this course, we will begin by defining the terms and definitions of Lean, 5 S Workplace organization and discuss the methodology of 5S- Workplace Organization that consists of Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize and Sustain. The implementation of 5S will transform a cluttered, disorganized laboratory into an organized, orderly, clean visual workplace. Implementation of 5

5S methodology implementation in the laboratories of an industrial engineering university school Mariano Jiménez a, Luis Romero b,⇑, Manuel Domínguez b, María del Mar Espinosa ba Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical School of Engineering – ICAI, Universidad de Comillas, Madrid, Spain Design Engineering Area – Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain Abstract: This

Instructions: This assignment includes completion of 2 activities 1) Planning and preparing for the Kaizen event 2) Auditing the process. As a part of your assignment, there is also 3 question quiz to test your understanding of the process. Activity 1. Planning and Preparing the event: You will learn how to plan and prepare the organizational

. Once 5 S has been conducted and workplace organization is complete, we now must put measures in place to maintain the gain. The following measures can assist to ensure daily following up is conducted as needed: Empower the staff to maintain and control their own workplace Assign responsibility to a 5S team that will

. There are many factors required in order to implement a successful 5 S event. The first important factor is leadership and the second is people. Both are required to implement, conduct, support and sustain the effort.