Following Sort and Straighten in the Toyota Production System 5 S System is Shine. Shine is going through and cleaning up the work area. At the end of the day each person needs to clean up their workstation, sweep the floors, clean off their desk, and return tools to their proper place. This should be incorporated into every day routines.
When you take the time to “shine”, you are preparing for the future. Today’s workplace is full 0f inconsistencies and infractions. There needs to be order and organization desperately. Without the shine chaos starts to take control.
So when you use it be sure to clean it by puting it back away every day so as to make everybody’s everyday tasks easier to complete. That will make the world turn smoother than it did before.
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