5S
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5S
is a program designed to help companies organize their work spaces to be as
efficient as possible. Tools required for specific processes are
color-coded for a department and centrally located for ease of use.
The are is kept clean and the identification methodology is standardized
across all departments. The title of the
program, 5S, represents the five tenets of the program:
- Sort
- Straighten
- Sweep
- Standardize
- Sustain
Global
Titanium began implementing 5S throughout its plant in the second half of
2007. Since that time, 5S has been implemented plant-wide with a great
degree of success.
Implementation of the 5S program has spread from its beginnings at Global Titanium to include not just simple tools for processes but also mobile equipment, maintenance tools needed for repair, and PPE for some departments.
