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Making 5S Work


Does your 5S implementation keep needing to be re-started?

5S is a great way to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your workplace. Many organisations think that 5S is just housekeeping and focuses on tidying. 5S is so much more…

From improved safety, to shorter production cycle times and improved service flexibility, the benefits of 5S are not to be ignored. However, such a simple system is often poorly implemented, and these benefits are often not realised.

Making 5S Work is a straightforward path to help you implement 5S more effectively in your business.

This download includes:

  • A practical 17 page PDF guide, steering you away from the common 5S mistakes.
  • An overview presentation and handout to help your team get up to speed quickly.
  • Templates to reduce your implementation time.
  • Worksheets to implement tactics that radically improve the effectiveness of a 5S implementation.
  • A guide to implementing a simple visual management system that is great for the Sustain element.

Stop repeating the first three Ss!

So much time is wasted going back and forward through the first three stages of 5S. I see businesses that chuck out some of the clutter from their working area, make marginal changes to the layout / setup of the workplace and then after a little bit of cleaning watch the whole thing unravel. The last two steps of 5S are relatively simple to deploy but often don’t seal the implementation properly. I offer three tactics in the guide that can make the difference between an OK 5S implementation and a great one.

Tried and tested tools that get results

I use the tools contained in this download with my clients.I am a Chartered Engineer and spend a lot of my time rescuing failed lean manufacturing projects, including 5S implementations. The three tactics I talk about are quick to apply to your business and can make the world of difference to the outcomes. Making 5S Work is a distillation of the tools and methods I use to help my client’s 5S programmes come to life.

To back up this offer, I provide a 30 day, no questions asked, money back guarantee. If you aren’t happy with your purchase just drop me a line and I’ll organise your full refund.

Download your copy now

Download your copy today and you could be starting (or re-invigorating) your 5S implementation in just a few minutes from now!


All the best,

Giles

Giles Johnston
Smartspeed Consulting Limited

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