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The program titled ‘Improve Productivity and Efficiency through 5S,’ which will be conducted on 23 and 24 July 2013 at the Sasakawa Hall, Colombo 3, will be ideally suited for organisations planning to begin, restart and implement 5S practices in all their divisions.
This seminar is designed to educate participants on 5S standards specified by JASTECA. Further, they will be able to learn about the 5S best practices, nurturing 5S teams and the art of embedding 5S techniques into department specific processes. They will also learn the underlying techniques in building such dynamisms into the culture of the organisations they oversee to sustain 5S for a longer period of time. All participants will be provided with a 5S Manual that is printed by JASTECA.
Course will cover the 5S concepts: SEIRI (Sorting), SEITON (Arrange), SEISO (Cleanliness), SEIKETSU (Standardisation), SHITSUKE (Training and self-discipline) and the KAIZEN concept. The Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) such as productivity, quality, cost, delivery, safety and morale will also be discussed. The knowledge gained will enable participants to develop a positive attitude of accountability, responsibility and will help them to create an environment of team spirit in their respective organisations.
JASTECA Institute of Management (JIM) is a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to assisting the local industries to uplift their standards by organising workshops of this nature. Established as a Trust of JASTECA, JIM specialises in educating all levels of staff of industrial and commercial ventures especially on Japanese style management training, which involves the transfer of Japanese technology to local industries.
The Resource Person for this program will be Premalal Fernando, a former President and Trustee of JASTECA, who is well known in the industry for teaching and implementing 5S in organisations. A former Managing Director of Richard Pieries Tyre Sector, he is presently a Management Consultant in Japanese techniques such as the 5S and Kaizen Concepts. He has been a consultant for numerous private and public sector organisations, which have shown excellent results in productivity. He has over 30 years of experience in senior management positions in the private sector.
The 5S concept was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1994 by Dr. Taiki Akimoto, who was brought to Sri Lanka for a private company assignment at the Midaya Ceramics factory, Meepe, owned by Senior Vice Patron of JASTECA, Dayasiri Warnakulasooriya who loaned Dr. Taiki Akimoto to JASTECA to conduct the first-ever public seminar on the 5S concept.
With the demise of Dr. Taiki Akimoto, JASTECA thought of implementing the 5S concept for the development of the industry and institutions in general and thus commenced the ‘Taiki Akimoto 5S Awards Competition’. Since the year 1996 JASTECA has continuously conducted the competition as an annual event to date, which has become virtually a national event now.
5S has been employed successfully to change organisation cultures. It is a visually-oriented system of cleanliness, organisation, and arrangement designed to facilitate greater productivity, safety, and quality. It engages all employees and is a foundation for more self-discipline on the job for better work and better products.
5S is a foundation for more disciplined actions. If workers are disorganised and do not follow proper standards for production, productivity is seriously affected as a result. By employing 5S, organisations could improve productivity whilst building a culture of continuous improvement.
