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Vol 28 - No 06 - July/August 2002 No Mess with 5S, Raytheon Systems and Student of the Year awards As part of the IOM's activities for Adult Learners Week, Glenrothes College hosted a most successful presentation and awards evening on Wednesday 15th June. After welcoming the 54 guests, Ken White, Head of the Management Development Centre, Glenrothes College, introduced Bob Colquhoun and David Lawson of Raytheon Systems Limited, Glenrothes, who gave an excellent talk entitled 'No Mess With 5S'. Both speakers described the massive changes and improvements that have been experienced at Raytheon Systems Limited and the many advantages to the company and employees were also highlighted. Based on Japanese words that begin with 'S', the '5S' philosophy focuses on effective workplace organisation and standardised work procedures.'5S' simplifies your work environment, reduces waste and non-value activity while improving quality, efficiency and safety. The '5S' concepts are based on the following words: Sort (Seiri) -The first S focuses on eliminating unnecessary items from the workplace. Set in Order (Seiton) -The second S focuses on efficient and effective storage methods. Shine (Seiso) - The third S is to thoroughly clean the work area. Standardise (Seiketsu) - The forth S is concerned with standardising best practice in the office or workshop. Sustain (Shitsuke) - The fifth S is by far the most difficult to implement and achieve. Sustain focuses on defining a new status quo and standard of workplace organisation. A lively question and answer session on the subject of '5S' proved to be of great benefit, especially to those who had no previous experience of the concept. Having the IOM's Assistant Secretary, Julie Tayler, present was an added bonus. After thanking the speakers on behalf of the Institute, Julie presented awards to the two IOM students who had shown outstanding performance in the past year. Jamie Rowan of Coherent was presented with the award for UK Student of the Year in the Diploma in Production and Inventory Management and Keith Lyall of Plexus was presented with the award for UK Student of the Year in the Introductory Certificate in Operations Management. Related Topics:
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