5 S
Nike Acronyms
8 Waste
Standard Work
NLS Principles
100

Each one of the 5S's builds on the previous S, with this S being at the center

What is Safety?

100

JDI

What is Just Do It

100

Products or services that are out of specification that require resources to correct

What is Defect?

100

Best agreed upon set of criteria that can be measure against 

What is a standard?

100

3 Phrases to describe NLS

What is Simple, Flexible, Scalable

200

Putting everything in its right place. "A place for everything, everything in its place." 

What is Straighten?

200

NLS

What is Nike Logistics System?

200

Employees that are not effectively engaged in the process

What is Non-Utilization of Human Capital?

200

This allows for better planning and performance tracking

What is predictability?

200

Set clear expectations for how to achieve the work

What is work to a standard?

300

Identify and remove all unnecessary or unused items

What is Sort?

300

JIS

What is Job Instruction Sheet?

300

Producing too much of a product before it is ready to be sold

What is overproduction?

300

Standard work helps to identify and eliminate this term

What is defects?

300

Disciplined completion of the plan. "Plan the work, then work the plan."

What is Run to Sequence?

400

During this S, it is important to identify HOW things get dirty and to look for the real root cause to solve this

What is Scrub?

400

MDI

What is Managing Daily Improvements?

400

People, information, or equipment making unnecessary motion due to workspace layout, ergonomic issues, or searching for misplaced items.

What is Motion?

400

Standard work serves as a foundation for..

What is continuous improvement?

400

Problem solving happens quickly where it occurs.

What is Catch up in the moment?

500

5S enables this term and creates a workplace where abnormalities become extremely apparent

What is visual management?

500

PDCA

What is Plan Do Check Act?

500

Performing any activity that is not necessary to produce a functioning product or service

What is Extra Processing?

500

When creating new standards, the JIS that is created must go through the PCCB first. What does PCCB stand for?

What is Process Change Control Board? 

500

A standardized methodology to enable problem solving at the lowest level

What is "Leaders Grow and Develop People in the Path of the Work"

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