The Last Revision and Update: May 5, 2020
This is the location where we would help you to identify suitable resources on how you could improve your 5S experience journey better. Some of this will be an internal review on where and what could be done to remove your unnecessary items.
If you like, there are other blogs you can visit. Get different ideas and put it into a bigger picture. It would improve you 5S journey and make it faster. I am here to help. Do browse our resources. Let’s visit home for this purpose.
Achievement Level
Now, we move to the 5S step of what to do, let’s go into what can be achieved by moving through the 5S journey. Do download the 5 Level 5S description if you have not to download them.
Moreover, check out, in the description there is 5 Level of 5S from Noob to Zen, which could be achieved once a certain condition is obtained with the Step 1 to Step 5. The level to be achieved come with their equivalent lapel pin which you could be proud of. All these pins are from Amazon.com and the links in this post are affiliate links.
Level 1: NOOB
Level 2: HUB
Level 3: EAGLE
Level 4: LOYAL
Level 5: ZEN
As expected, it is our hope that you would follow the journey with us. As there are 5 levels to the journey, try to do it in the speed that you are comfortable with. 1-2 year is the norm. We hope that at least you are proud to wear the lapel pin of honor to showcase your level of 5S achievement. Hence, you could promote such culture in the house and in the home office.
back to top“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
Albert Einstein
Unnecessary Items
These are few strategies to transfer your unnecessary items that could be followed:
Return to original owner
You have borrowed the items for quite some time, and the original owner is looking for them. Now it is a good time to return all those borrowed back to their owners.
3R – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Do consider reduce (remove two, buy one), reuse (creatively convert your plastic tub) and recycle (sent as new material).
Donate
One of the greatest thing that you could do is to donate. Sort out and sent to different location in your area orphanages, library, NGO store.
Give it to social enterprise
What a nice way to put it, pass your unnecessary item for it to improve another person’s life. Give it away so that social enterprise could flourish.
Sell
Yes, why not sell it on ebay, amazon, shopee, carousell etc, or site like etsy for your re-used creative products. You’ll be amazed with the results.
Dispose
This is the final way of removing, disposing. But, need to be done properly – electronic, large items, perishables etc all have different route.
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“If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.”
Thomas Edison
Making things to order
These are few strategies for arrangement or setting things to order:
Reason for label
Think about why you do labels. To let other people know what it is, and to let you know when something is missing. Work from that perspective.
Put it together
People of the same kind love to be together, so does your items. As much as possible put them all in one place. Make it easy for you and others.
See it through
Privacy vs. Transparency, to have a good arrangement. Privacy allows for clutter, while transparency allows for arrangement. Try in between.
Frequent and important on top
For drawers it is best if you could arrange your frequent and important item on top to reduce motion and searching, a waste in 5S.
Get everybody involved
Get everybody involved in arrangement in their space. Give responsibility even to kids. Only when everybody are involved that things get done.
Know the limit
We need to know what is the limit for all our containers etc. . For a good arrangement, the limit is to be identified. Who says over flow is good?
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“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
Marilyn Vos Savant
CLR
These are few strategies that could be used to have a good cleaning, lubrication and re-tightening (CLR).
Create a schedule
It is important that a schedule is create for CLR. Put it in google calendar, in front of your fridge, label, star them. Make CLR reminder obvious.
Have your tools ready
Correct tools is important. Ensure that cleaning rag, lubrication oil and tightening tool is available for work. Wrong tool is a disaster.
Use correct cleaning agent
Bleach, laundy detergent, soap are not multipurpose for everything. Different mess require different detergent. Best to know them.
Remove noise
Don’t settle for noise in you equipment PC, fan, air-cond, door etc. They are screaming for help lubricate, tighten if required. Wait you loose.
Removable Parts
When installing a dispenser. Think about how you are going to clean them. An removable and detectable system is key to cleaning and hygiene control.
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“If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.”
Jim Rohn
Deviation
These are the strategize to make it obvious to detect a deviation in the space that you are in will be discussed next.
Obvious
Can you see the obvious different colors between red and green chilies. That is what it meant to make it obvious. In one glance you know it!
Deviation
Deviation is important in 5S. The arrangement helps to check out any deviation that could happen. So, that it can be corrected fast.
Think arrangement
Arrangement helps in FIFO order and Kanban. Use them to ease life in managing inventory. Label is needed but not always. Decide prior.
Tighten to standard
Checking regularly, on the moving parts would make our life better. Hinges and bearing is one of the parts to check on a regular basis. Adjust standard.
Standard Liquid Code
The industry uses a specific cleaning liquid, and container for different area and need. Why should home be different. Standard your color code.
Dashboard Is They Way
Aircraft, car, helicopter all have dashboard. That is how they make it obvious. A dashboard in the house could be a solution you are looking for.
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“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”
Beverly Sills
Sustaining 5S
Discipline is the mother of all 5S, we need to have the disciple to ensure that the place is in good condition. A L W A Y S. There are no short cut about it.
I’ll add, additional information here in Jun 2020 on how we could improve our 5S discipline.
