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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How In The Ditch Applies Lean to Shipping and Receiving

Shop Lead Clay Pollard gives Gemba Academy Co-Founder Ron Pereira a tour of the improvements In The Ditch has made in their shipping and receiving area. For more context, check out the In The Ditch Gemba Academy Live! episode.

  • 1:11 - What “skin packaging” means
  • 3:49 - How they transformed their inventory system
  • 6:03 - How they removed their bottleneck
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  4. Red Tagging in the Stockroom at the City of Grand Rapids03:23
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  6. Lean Warehouse Tour at the City of Grand Rapids17:00
  7. Using a 5S Audit Checklist at the City of Grand Rapids02:46
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  9. A Rolling Tool Cart at Specialty Silicone Fabricators01:33
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  12. 5S in the Stockroom Receiving Dock at the City of Grand Rapids03:34
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  14. Introducing Lean to Employees Through a 5S Kaizen Event at the City of Grand Rapids10:29
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