General
Tools Used in 5S
5S Definitions
5S Footprinting
5S in SFS
100

What are the original 5S’?

Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

100

Name the tool: A systematic evaluation of a workplace to assess its adherence to the five principles of the 5S methodology: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain

What is a 5S audit?

100

Cleaning the workplace and maintaining it in a tidy condition refers to which 5S?

What is shine?

100

Safety refers to which color of footprinting?

What is green?

100

How many areas are there in SFS?

9 Areas 

200

What does the acronym RAIL stand for?

What is a Rolling Action Item List?

200

Name the tool: A management practice where leaders visit the actual workplace to observe processes, identify areas for improvement, and address potential issues.

What is a gemba walk?

200

Eliminating unnecessary items and removing clutter refers to which 5S?

What is sort?

200

Moveable items refers to which color of footprinting?

What is black?

200

What level of the 5S maturity assessment is SFS currently at?

Level 5

300

What is the name of the website used to complete all OPEX trainings?

What is Element Academy?

300

Name the tool: A designated storage space used within the 5S methodology to hold items that are temporarily identified as not needed, unneeded, or misplaced within a specific work area.

What is a red tag area?

300

Continuously enforcing the 5S principles and making them a habit refers to which 5S?

What is sustain?

300

Information, WIP, consumables and recycling refers to which color of footprinting?

What is blue?

300

How many 5S boards do we currently have put up in SFS?

8 Boards

400

What does the Japanese term “gemba” mean?

What is the real/actual place?

400

Name the tool: A visual workflow management method, often used in lean manufacturing, that helps teams visualize their work, manage their workflow, and optimize efficiency by limiting work in progress (WIP) and focusing on continuous improvement.

What is a kanban system?

400

Organizing the remaining items in a logical, efficient manner refers to which 5S?

What is set in order?

400

Caution awareness or boundaries refers to which color of footprinting?

What is yellow?

400

How many area owners are there in SFS?

11 Area Owners

500

What are the 7 wastes?

Transport, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Overproduction, Overprocessing, Defects

500

Name the tool: A detailed definition of the current best practices for performing an activity or process. Contains instructions, useful graphics, and anything else necessary to ensure that work is done consistently no matter who does it.

What is a standard work?

500

Establishing clear procedures for maintaining 5S practices refers to which 5S?

What is standardize? 

500

Danger or hazardous waste refers to which color of footprinting?

What is red?

500

How many corporate Best of the Best has SFS won this year?

3 Best of the Best