Shitsuke (Sustain)

Shitsuke, the final step a 5S system requires, and translates to discipline.

Shitsuke denotes a commitment to maintaining the practices of the first four S steps. It is the commitment not just to 5S methodology, but to a process of continual improvement known as kaizen. 5S can only be effective if it is a continual daily process by which all work is conducted. All strategies and methods fail without commitment.

Reinforcing and maintaining the four steps through shitsuke sustains positive growth and increased safety and efficiency.

The 5S system is a new way to operate, because of this it must be continually maintained.

Responsibilities and instructions must be assigned and reinforced in the 5S system. Color Coding can help everyone to understand their new, more efficient roles.

Labels, signs, and visual cues ensure that this new way of thinking and acting doesn't disappear along with its many benefits.

Seiri | Seiton | Seiso | Seiketsu | Shitsuke