Understanding, Measuring, and Improving 5S for Operations to ... - 9781041099512

Understanding, Measuring, and Improving 5S for Operations to Support TPMHow to Build the Foundation for Autonomous Maintenance\nAuthor(s): Ross Kenneth Kennedy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Productivity Press\nISBN-13: 9781041099512, 978-1041099512\nSynopsis\nMany sites introduce 5S and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) into their production areas, but they are disappointed as improvements are not sustained, especially if more than one shift is involved. To address this issue, this book presents an approach to 5S thinking that assists sites to establish Production Area Based Teams of four to eight members including a designated Production Frontline Leader with effective responsibility for their workplace. Then through an inductive approach of emotive questioning, all Production Area Based Team members are engaged to embrace 5S thinking through an improvement activity called Work Area Management, an enhanced version of 5S and a prere.