5S Stage 2 – SET TO ORDER

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Stage 2 – Set In Order

• Arrange things so they are easy to find, to use, and to put away

– Locate items according to their frequency of use– Store items together if used together and in the sequence of use– Make storage places larger than the items stored, for ease of removal and

replacement– Store tools according to function or product

• Use visual controls to show how work is done at a glance– Where items belong– How many items belong there– Details of a standard procedure– Other information critical to work activities

• Determine best location• Identify and mark locations• Register the ‘After 5S’ map

Visual Control

‘5S Map’

• A tool to evaluate current and best locations for items• ‘Before’ map shows current location of items and flow• ‘After’ map shows location of items after S2 – Set In Order

has been completed