5S Story Board
Why use a story board: When an improvement project requires the use of the 5S tool a storyboard should be implemented. 5S storyboards are meant to provide others with a snap shot of the improvements being made and catch the attention of the staff that are not on the project team by showing the before and after. It is similar to the idea behind a project charter someone should be able to read it and understand, at a high level, what you did and what the results are. You should include numerous pictures on your storyboard and highlight what was done. For example, during the sort highlight the expired items, unique things you found, or the amount of paper removed.
How to create your storyboard: Using 5 pieces of bristle board create 5 storyboards, one for each step of 5S and highlight what was done in each step. For example:
Sort
Before pictures What did you remove? Highlight any
funny items that
you may have
found.
Set in Order
Pictures of the first pass for set in order
Explain what you
did and why.
Shine
A fun picture of the team clean‐ing.
Explain what was cleaned.
Standardize
Pictures of the final set in order.
Explain what you
did and why
Sustain
Explain what a 5 min 5S Audit is.
Post the audit and explain who is responsible.