Step 4: Standardize – Make it easy to maintain - simplify and standardize.

To ensure that the first three steps (sort, shine, set in order) in your Five S program continue to be effective, the fourth step is to simplify and standardize.

Standardize good practices

The good practices developed in steps 1 through 3 should be standardized and made easy to accomplish. Develop a work structure that will support the new practices and make them into habits. As you learn more, update and modify the standards to make the process simpler and easier.

Avoid old habits

One of the hardest steps is avoiding old work habits. It's easy to slip back into what you've been doing for years. That's what everyone is familiar with. It feels comfortable.

Use standards

Use standards to help people work into new habits that are a part of your Five S program.

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