Progressive Sort and Shine: Part 3
OK, you've selected your team leaders...now they'll need some training in the foundations of agile manufacturing, and 5S and its purposes. They'll also need a bit of instruction as to how to go about leading and facilitating Sort and Shine.
I use a half day session to cover all this material. About two hours is devoted to agile concepts and another two hours to carrying out Sort and Shine. During the two hours devoted to Sort and Shine, I go over the purpose of 5S in general and its role in the larger agile initiative. Then we dig into how to get Sort and Shine done.
It's pretty straightforward, as you might imagine. Sort and Shine is...well, sorting and shining. I explain the terms, talk about the red tag area, and go through a quick mock "sort and shine" out on the plant floor. I also explain the self-review format and process (which I'll cover in a different post). That's about it.
If it seems simple...it is. If it seems too simple, not to worry. There's more training coming. Besides, most of the knowledge exchange isn't going to take place in the classroom, it's going to occur as you coach the team leaders as they actually implement the various phases.
I use a half day session to cover all this material. About two hours is devoted to agile concepts and another two hours to carrying out Sort and Shine. During the two hours devoted to Sort and Shine, I go over the purpose of 5S in general and its role in the larger agile initiative. Then we dig into how to get Sort and Shine done.
It's pretty straightforward, as you might imagine. Sort and Shine is...well, sorting and shining. I explain the terms, talk about the red tag area, and go through a quick mock "sort and shine" out on the plant floor. I also explain the self-review format and process (which I'll cover in a different post). That's about it.
If it seems simple...it is. If it seems too simple, not to worry. There's more training coming. Besides, most of the knowledge exchange isn't going to take place in the classroom, it's going to occur as you coach the team leaders as they actually implement the various phases.
Posted by George Bohan at Wednesday, January 25. 2012 
Categories: How to Implement Lean Manufacturing
Categories: How to Implement Lean Manufacturing
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