PDF Guides for 6S and FOD Programs
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INTRODUCTION:
If your company is like most organizations, you’re searching for a competitive edge. Something that will reduce costs, increase sales, emphasize safety, make you more agile in a changing business environment.
You’ve found it.
6S builds upon the 5S systematic approach to workplace organization with an added step focused solely on safety.
6S has the same principles as its traditional counterpart with efficiency, competitiveness, and survival at the core. It is a deceptively simple system that creates an organized and productive workplace while acknowledging the importance of workplace safety.
It’s not just about cleaning up and eliminating toolboxes. 6S creates a safer workplace environment that can adapt and succeed
Chaos and unproductivity are your enemies; organization and efficiency are your allies. The sixth S, an extra step aimed at creating or improving safety processes, strives to complete the same goals the original 5S system: elimination of waste and improved productivity.
If implemented correctly and followed diligently, 6S will lead to the benefits of a 5S program:
• Lower costs
• Better quality
• Increased productivity
• Higher employee satisfaction
Implementing the sixth S however, will ensure the first 5S steps are followed through safely and efficiently. While it can be argued safety is built into the foundation of the 5S system, the added step centered around safety guarantees occupational safety will be addressed in the process.