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5S in the Factory and the Warehouse

We've been fortunate to visit some truly outstanding lean businesses over the years. In this course, you'll see firsthand how 5S and workplace organization can transform your facility, boosting productivity and making work easier and more pleasant for everyone involved.

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Introducing Lean to Employees Through a 5S Kaizen Event at the City of Grand Rapids

Gemba Academy Customer Success Manager Steve Kane learns how the City of Grand Rapids found success with lean and 5S after some initial resistance. For more context, check out the City of Grand Rapids Gemba Academy Live! episode.

  • 0:10 - How they transformed the stockroom
  • 3:32 - The employee resistance they faced
  • 7:00 - How they sustained the changes
  • 8:25 - Best practices for getting good results with 5S
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  1. Introduction to 5S in the Factory and the Warehouse 00:42
  2. 5S and Workplace Organization at FastCap 03:50
  3. 5S and Workplace Organization at Vermeer 09:30
  4. Red Tagging in the Stockroom at the City of Grand Rapids 03:23
  5. A Place for Everything at In The Ditch 01:55
  6. Lean Warehouse Tour at the City of Grand Rapids 17:00
  7. Using a 5S Audit Checklist at the City of Grand Rapids 02:46
  8. A Point of Use Shadow Board at Specialty Silicone Fabricators 01:01
  9. A Rolling Tool Cart at Specialty Silicone Fabricators 01:33
  10. 5S Auditing at Techno Aerospace 03:29
  11. 5S with a Shop Floor Team at Techno Aerospace 08:18
  12. 5S in the Stockroom Receiving Dock at the City of Grand Rapids 03:34
  13. A Place for Everything at Daman Products 12:02
  14. Introducing Lean to Employees Through a 5S Kaizen Event at the City of Grand Rapids 10:29
  15. Setting Up a New Work Cell at In The Ditch 06:23
  16. Empowering People to Create Paradise at In The Ditch 11:10
  17. How In The Ditch Applies Lean to Shipping and Receiving 09:01
  18. Point of Use Storage at a Dolly Assembly Cell at In The Ditch 01:58
  19. Using Imagination to Improve at Fireblast Global 03:12

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