What are the commonly used tools for 6S management?

28 tools for the promotion of 6S management

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Highlight the key points and defeat them individually: Promoting 6S activities is a big project. If you decide to promote it, it will be abandoned halfway. Or lack of promotion often results in adverse effects. It is best to conduct pilot implementation in small units first. After establishing model individuals or units, confidence in (feasibility) will be generated and the mentality of infeasibility will be eliminated. With successful small units, expand to all levels;

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Patrol: In the pre-, post-, and mid-term stages of promotion, business operators and department heads organize various Conduct regular inspections of the entire factory, and immediately propose "improvement" projects for on-site problems;

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Cockroach search method: Cockroaches like darkness, moisture and dirt. Places where cockroaches can be found are the targets of the 6S movement;

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Use the facility-focused method: public toilets are dirty and smelly in people’s minds. If 6S promotes starting from toilets and reshaping civilized toilets, then 6S will get twice the result with half the effort;

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Cicadas in the Sky: Most people don’t look up when walking, and the ceiling is also a dead spot. , "permanent countermeasures" should be taken to solve the phenomenon of uncivilization in the air;

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Carpet search: Since looking up is very important, trying to look down has also become the focus of 6S one. For example, the cleanliness of the floor, poor pipelines, random placement of rags, chaotic discharge of barrels, products all over the floor, etc.;

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Expand the space method: People are nostalgic, and individuals Drawers, dead corners of warehouses, clutter piles... etc. often keep some things that are "reluctant to throw away", just like the old woman's bottles and cans that have been kept for a long time, which are really unsightly;

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After-get off work inspection method: A company that promotes 6S will inspect the empty workshop after get off work. At this time, it is best to understand the true "reality" of the activities promoting 6S. Are materials and parts returned to their places after use? After work is over, have you prepared for tomorrow?

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Mouse foraging method: Just like the characteristics of mice, walking along the corner to find food often leads to unexpected gains. We can remove the accumulated items or move the cabinets. I found a lot of (treasures): dust, hair, debris, etc. It was really shocking. This is a way to eliminate the source of mess;

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Fixed-point photography method: People who love tidiness will do it Look in the mirror to tidy up your appearance. Therefore, "looking in the mirror" is used to understand one's own rights and wrongs and shortcomings. Using pictures to replace the function of the mirror is the so-called "fixed-point photography method", which is to use a camera with a time display at the same place to take pictures of the situation before and after improvement. It is a very practical approach to come down and publish it for the executors to evaluate together with everyone;

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Division of labor and cooperation method: After 6S has carried out the factory area planning, the responsibilities will be divided For each department, the next step is to subdivide it into each person, and make a distribution map of the responsibility areas and items within the department to implement each person, and mark the standards and incentives so that all employees can carry out 6S activities together. ;

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Kanban, visual management: The purpose of the Kanban is to allow anyone who sees anything, any file, and in any area to understand what should be done? How to do it? What requirements are met? Rather than just hanging a billboard in a narrow sense. For example: (Department Personnel Management Board), clearly record the whereabouts of personnel. Kanban is a classic form of visual management.

Visual management also includes "color management", for example, asking new employees to wear identification cards of different colors to remind everyone to take care of the newcomers... etc.;

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Tool board: According to the characteristics or shape of the tool, it is placed on a board for easy access. Not only can it be clearly seen after being taken away, but it can also be conveniently put back at any time, which can greatly facilitate on-site personnel, save working time and improve work efficiency;

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Competition activities: Use competition activities to stimulate the competitiveness of all employees, exert creativity, and improve team spirit;

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Literary publicity: posters Production, slogan selection, 6S special evening parties, achievement lectures, pictures and cartoons and other media promotions can easily make 6S activities lively and inspiring, and can achieve unexpected practical results;

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Production of award flags: In 6S competition activities, flags symbolizing honor are used for the winning units to hang to encourage and enhance the competitive atmosphere of the event;

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< p> Use the "Kaizen Sheet": The improvement sheet is called (Red Sheet) in the textbook. It is a form that serves as a reminder. The "reminder" function of the form must be emphasized. Make good use of the "Red Sheet", that is, you cannot Reduce the "legal effect" of the "Red Order", and at the same time strive to reduce the resistance of the punished so that the "Red Order" can achieve the effect of real-time correction at any time;

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Goal Posting method: In order to achieve the goal of improvement at any time and overcome the inertia of star duty personnel, the 6S committee should set a goal of at least how many red orders the star duty personnel must issue every week, so that the activity will not be abandoned halfway and the 6S activities can be carried out The atmosphere unfolds enthusiastically and develops in depth;

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Greening Adoption Method: The company's greening work is very important, not only beautifying the environment, but also creating a clean and comfortable workplace for workers. But the maintenance of flowers and trees is a highly technical matter that requires patience and care. It is good to use professionals, but one more regular expense increases the cost. If the employees adopt the method of adopting themselves, in addition to saving costs, it can also cultivate the sentiment of the adopters, and cultivate an atmosphere of recognition for all of us in the factory; < /p>

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Continuous red orders and fines: There is a common philosophy and principle in organizations: "If employees do not perform well, their responsibility lies with the supervisor's incompetent leadership." Use the number of red tickets posted in the unit to convert points into monetary penalties to remind supervisors to fulfill their supervisory responsibilities. Of course, the fine for each deducted point should not be very high. It is purely for reminder purposes and to strengthen supervisors’ power to supervise;

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Answers with prizes: use various occasions of employee gatherings, and use various opportunities to draw lots, so that the employees who are drawn can answer a standard answer that has been educated If the answer is wrong, the team will read the standard answer aloud 2 to 3 times; if the answer is correct, it will be recorded and symbolic prizes will be awarded according to the occasion. The purpose of this method is to put some pressure on employees to carefully understand the content of the environmental standards and care about 6S activities. Of course, the scope of the questions should be educated and announced in advance;

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Care about me: The company's personnel flow and the addition of new personnel will cause the quality of 6S promotion to decline due to lack of education and training. Design different identification cards for new personnel; (1) Let work partners know that they are "fresh people" and help them comply with 6S regulations. (2) Let "fresh people" understand that their probation period is a learning stage; they can make mistakes because they don't know or are unfamiliar with it, but after the probation period, they must abide by the regulations;

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Focus promotion method: The continuation of 6S activities must have endurance. After a period of time, higher requirements should be put forward and new goals should be formulated. The main issues of 6S promotion should be grasped and targeted plans and implementations should be formulated;

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Meeting minutes: The 6S implementation committee is a voluntary work. In order to recognize the achievements of the participants in the promotion process and the tracking and implementation of the promotion activities, each "meeting record" is absolutely important. of. The content should include: resolution items, attendance and absence records, execution person in charge, inspection person in charge, completion results, completion date, red sheet record...etc.

The more important meeting schedule should record the speeches of the attendees, and convey the resolutions of the meeting to those who did not attend the meeting and related people. If necessary, it should be "zoomed in" and published on the "6S Activity Board";