The 5S'
Ruthlessly eliminating anything that is not absolutely necessary for your production system.
Seiri: Sort
Actions or activities that are not wasteful.
Add Value
Those who alone determines the value of your products.
The Customers
When you should be using Kaizen.
All the Time
How long it takes to become masterful at any task.
10,000 hours
Everything should be in its place or in the hands of a worker, and nowhere else.
Seiton: Set in Order
Actions that do not add value but are necessary.
Type 1 Muda
How you should find value in your business.
With Your Own Eyes
Relying on these, known as Kata, for constantly evaluating your process and developing new ideas.
Developing Improvement Routines
How to find new markets while minimizing risk.
Test in Small Batches
Cleaning up your workspace and keeping it well lit.
Seiso: Shine
Actions or activities that are pure waste.
Type 2 Muda
A good place to find value for your business.
Similar Businesses
Focusing and working on the initiatives that are immediately important.
Most Needed Improvements
With the lean approach, you should add infrastructure in this manner.
Small Increments
Making 5S routine so every task should be done the same way no matter who is doing it.
Seiketsu: Standardize
When you remove wastes and create a flow where your products gain value smoothly and predictably without interruptions.
Production Waste Reduction
An exercise to show value creation that can take up an entire wall.
Value Stream Maps
These should be ever-changing and fluid, not fixed.
Upgrading Standards
What you need to avoid when making a financial decision like taking a loan.
Bad Debt
Applying self-discipline through regular audits to sustain 5S.
Shitsuke: Sustain
Using strategies that maximize fixed costs resulting in getting the most out of your business and the money invested in it.
Management Waste Reduction
A distraction that decreases value that involves overinvesting in new equipment.
Technology Fascination
Continuously improving the value stream of your business where perfection should be your own perfection.
Comparing Your Business to Your Business
What is avoided if lean principles are taken on from the very start
Bad Habits