Shopfloor Management

5S are the five pillers supporting a system for improvement in the company. The purpose of 5S activities is to improve the organisation cleanliness & orderliness to world class level for achieving excellence in operation management. Sorting out ( Seiri)  :  Segregate between wanted & unwanted things. Then remove the unwanted things from the shopfloor. Systematic arrangement ( Seiton)  : To make place for everything & everything in its place. Anything should be found within 30 sec. Shine ( Seiso)  : Everything should be clean in the Shopfloor. No any dust & dirt found on anything. Standardization ( Seiketsu)  : It is a method to maintain above three activities. Make rules, work instructions,SOP & check sheets to follow above activities. Self Descipline ( Shitsuke)  : It means to make a habit to continuously maintain all activities as per standard, procedures etc. The first four pillars can be implemented without difficulty if the wor...

Shop Floor Check Points: 1. Operators :     Check all operators working in the shop should be as per Skill Matrix. Also check their skill level as per required level for the job. 2. Operation Standard :       Check that the OPS/WI  should be available on each machine & easy to view, read & in local language ( Hindi,Marathi etc.) 3.  Limit Samples:         Check that the Limit Sample should be available of each parts & also check expiry date of  limit samples. 4 .  Set up Approval:      Check that set up approval done of each machine with sign,date & approval report. Also keep  the sample on machine at defined location for the shift. 5 .  Red Bins:       Check that red bin should be available on each machine. Also check red marking is done on NG parts lying in the red bin. 6 . Material Location & Identification:      All parts ( RM, WIP & FG) s...