tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post4910328029245489581..comments2023-08-03T11:16:11.202-04:00Comments on Got Boondoggle?: Contempt for 5SMike Wroblewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-44082738186048104422007-08-07T16:55:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:55:00.000-04:00I believe to many times we leave out some of the o...I believe to many times we leave out some of the other positives that come from a 5S initiative. Many key, prospective customers, I have taken on tour usually gain some perception of the quality of an organization based upon it being organized. Not always, but in many instances this is the case. We do not get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression. In addition, we have found, as Mike stated, that 5S begins the journey to identify waste and to begin thinking along the line of continuous improvement. Yet, I do believe it needs to be truly meaningful and taping off where my phone and computer go to be muda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-63041835978821391462007-06-18T21:18:00.000-04:002007-06-18T21:18:00.000-04:005S is not meant to hinder creativity but to organi...5S is not meant to hinder creativity but to organize the workplace for productivity. Even little things like being able to find what you need without delay and frustration helps. But more importantly, 5S helps you see waste. If only we could find a cure for management running amok.Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-7262768648417198812007-05-22T08:16:00.000-04:002007-05-22T08:16:00.000-04:00My employer is in the midst of a huge, get-started...My employer is in the midst of a huge, get-started 5S project. And don't get me wrong - we've seen a lot of benefits. But there comes a point of diminishing returns.<BR/><BR/>As an engineer, I have projects that span weeks; it's a waste of my time to spend 15 minutes tidying up at the end of the day just to take out that same material again the next morning - just so I can pass some arbitrary inspection of "neatness".<BR/><BR/>Somehow, the laying out of my desk with taped lines strikes me as a little, well, elementary school.<BR/><BR/>Is there an advantage to shedding excess stuff? Sure. But like every program, it seems, 5S is taken to the extreme without any rational thought. Like a kid with a new hammer, Management runs amok every time some new tool comes out (witness Theory of Constraints, Lean, 6 Sigma, 5S, etc.) thinking that these are substitutes for strong leadership, inspiration, and good, common sense.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, 5S in the office is an attempt to impose one way of thought on those very people - the engineers and scientists - upon whom every company relies to be creative. We all don't think alike - and to try and impose "order" on creativity is - IMHO - running counter to the very idea that companies need different thought processes and personalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com