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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorNieves Castro, Rafael A.
dc.contributor.authorHuertas Pagán, José A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-16T14:04:35Z
dc.date.available2020-09-16T14:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationHuertas Pagán, J. A. (2016). Journey towards 5S: tools to organize a workspace [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/568
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractBeing at the messy level, the only thing that is thought of is to perform the task in hand without giving importance of keeping an organized area. Things just go in a spot, in fact, any spot will do. Management decided to go on the great journey 5S has to offer, by developing a game plan to sustain the movements of goods and keeping the house clean. Establishing a kanban supermarket to accomplish their goals to sort and straighten everything in their rightful place. Having performed time study, revealing that it took an average of 55 minutes to set up a workstation, the laboratories got sorted out, set in order and shined. With the aid of different 5S tools, this project can rest assure that it will be sustained, thanks to its standardized metrics and guides. Key Terms ⎯ 5S, Kanban, Organized Workstation, TIMWOOD Reduction.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofManufacturing Competitiveness;
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFall-2016;
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshSix sigma (Quality control standard)en_US
dc.subject.lcshJust-in-time systems
dc.subject.lcshLean manufacturing
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.titleJourney Towards 5S: Tools to Organize a Workspaceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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