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Introduction to the 5S’s Training

Learners will be able to:

  • Describe each of the five S’s.
  • Explain how each “S” builds upon the previous “S.”
  • Participate in carrying out a 5S Implementation.

Introduction to 5S’s Training equips learners to optimize workplace organization through Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain, with a practical roadmap for launching an organization-wide 5S effort.

This overview 2.0-hour course awards 0.2 CEUs/RUs, is designed for Managers, Executives/Sr Managers, and is available in multiple languages to support global teams.
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About This Course

Instituting 5S is usually one of the first steps companies take when implementing Lean Six Sigma. The 5S’s (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain) are rough English translations of the original Japanese terms for a process that optimizes workplace organization. The premise of 5S is simple: many improvements and efficiencies come from keeping a clean, organized, and well-run workplace.

The Introduction to 5S’s online training program consists of two lessons and a challenge. Lesson 1, What Is 5S All About?, walks the learner through each of the 5S’s: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. Lesson 2, An Organization-Wide 5S Effort, presents a roadmap for implementing 5S across the organization. The Challenge tests the learner’s knowledge of the subject matter.

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Type of Course: Overview Course (.5 Training Credit/Learner)

Certificate of Completion: Yes

Continuing Education Units: 0.2 CEU’s/RU’s

Time to Complete: Approximately 2.0 Hours

Audience: Managers, Executives/Sr Managers

Prerequisites:

  • None

Languages:

  • English (EN-US)
  • Chinese (simplified) (ZH)
  • Czech (CS)
  • French (FR)
  • German (DE)
  • Italian (IT)
  • Japanese (no audio) (JA)
  • Korean (no audio) (KO)
  • Polish (PL)
  • Portuguese (Brazilian) (PT-BR)
  • Romanian RO)
  • Russian (RU)
  • Spanish (ES)
  • Vietnamese (no audio) (VI)

Course Objectives

  • Identify what each of the 5S’s stands for and put them into the correct order.
  • Explain the rationale for effective storage locations.
  • Describe what it means to standardize and why standardization is important.
  • Be familiar with strategies to sustain workplace organization and to prevent backsliding.
  • Understand the 8 steps to start up an organization-wide 5S effort.
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Course Outline

Lesson 1 | What is 5S All About?

  • An overview of the 5S’s.
  • The benefits and operational impact of implementing the 5S’s.

Lesson 2 | An Organization-Wide 5S Effort

  • Steps to plan and implement a 5S initiative.
  • An 8-point roadmap to implement the 5S’s:
    • 1: Leadership Team
    • 2: Infrastructure
    • 3: Communications
    • 4: Training
    • 5: 5S Pilots
    • 6: Best Practices
    • 7: Full Roll-Out Plan
    • 8: Evaluate and Adjust

Challenge

  • An assessment of the learner’s progress in this course.
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Comments from Learners About This Course

  • Good short version of 5S to get someone started.
  • This course provides useful information for understanding the basics of the 5S program. I would recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about 5S.
  • Well-presented and useful information.
  • Great course! Very easy to understand!
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