6S Management - Creating High Performance with Lean Management

First, the origin of 6S

The 5S activity was first implemented in Japan, and Japanese companies used 5S activities as the basis for management work, and on this basis, various quality management techniques were implemented. After the Second World War, the quality of Japanese products was rapidly improved, and it established its position as an economic powerhouse. Under the promotion of Toyota, 5S was aimed at shaping corporate image, reducing costs, on-time delivery, safe production, and operation. Standardization, workplace improvement, and on-site improvement have played a huge role and are gradually recognized by the management circles of various countries. With the needs of further development of enterprises, some enterprises have added the "safety" element on the basis of the original 5S (finishing, rectifying, cleaning, cleaning, and literacy), thus forming the current 6S management.

Second, the definition of 6S

1. Finishing: Differentiate any items in the workplace into what is needed and not needed, and dispose of them.
2, rectification: scientific and reasonable placement and placement of items that need to be left on the job site, in order to obtain the required items at the fastest speed, to complete the work under the most effective regulations, systems and the most simple process.
3. Cleaning: Uncleaning the site will reduce the accuracy of the equipment and cause frequent failures, affecting the quality of the products, making the safety accidents unpredictable; it will affect the employees' work mood and make people unwilling to stay for a long time. Therefore, it is necessary to create a clean and comfortable working environment through cleaning activities.
4. Cleaning: After finishing, rectifying and cleaning, it must be carefully maintained to keep the site in the best condition. Cleaning is the persistence and deepening of the first three activities, thus eliminating the hidden dangers of safety accidents, creating a good working environment and enabling employees to work happily.
5, literacy: efforts to improve the quality of employees, self-cultivation, so that they develop the habits and style of strict compliance with the rules and regulations, this is the core of 6S activities.
6. Safety: Eliminate hidden dangers, eliminate dangerous situations, prevent accidents, thereby ensuring the personal safety of employees, ensuring that work can be carried out continuously, safely and normally, while reducing economic losses caused by safety accidents.

Third, the essence of 6S and implementation principles

(1) The essence of 6S: 6S is a kind of executive culture, emphasizing a disciplined culture, not afraid of difficulties, thinking about doing it, doing it well, as a basic 6S work implementation, can provide for other management activities A quality management platform.
(II) Implementation principles:
1. Full participation: Ensure that each employee participates in the management of 6S and abide by the 6S system to maintain the results of the implementation of 6S.
2, efficiency: the prerequisite is to improve work efficiency.
3, aesthetic: make products - culture - conquer the customer base.