QUALITY DEPARTMENT 5S

July 22 through July 26, 2002

Team members: LaRhonda Darden, John Oxton, Pat Burke, Paula Foote, Hector Hernandez, Norma Garay, and Linda Rowland

This event took a total of 264 hours to complete.

SORT

• Cleaned out unneeded items stored in the QA Lab.
• Cleaned out all needed items in QA Lab (for relocation).
• Cleared out unneeded items and unused gages from the Eagle acquisition in QA Dimensional Inspection Area.
• Removed the pegboard full of visual samples.
• Removed unneeded files and documents in QA Filing System.

SET IN ORDER

• Organized retained items in QA Lab and QA Dimensional Inspection Area.
• Segregated and labeled the majority of gages used for inspection.
• Moved an additional worktable to the QA Lab to aid in streamlining the first part inspection process.
• Moved optical comparator, two (2) gage storage cabinets, and layout binder cabinet.
• Labeled items and areas in the QA Lab.
• Organized filing cabinets in a logical manner.
• Labeled files and file drawers.
• Segregated SPC paperwork to area where inspection is completed.

SHINE

• Painted the QA Lab walls, shelving and inspection table.
• Painted the QA Die Casting Workstation.
• Repaired and painted the carts used for Final Inspection Areas.

STANDARDIZE

• Standardized the documents and equipment needed for first part inspections.
• Standardized the SPC documents needed in their specific areas.
• Arranged and labeled gages.
• Standardized QA files.

SUSTAIN

• Revised QA Weekly Check Sheet to include inspections of items covered in the QA 5S event.

REMAINING ACTION ITEMS-LaRhonda-work with maintenance to determine best method to get vinyl baseboard properly secured.  Linda-order an additional drop gage so SPC inspections can be completed in the QA Dimensional Inspection Area.  Paula-complete filing cabinet tabs.

clean and paint

painting

repair cart

one room painted

clean cabinets

clean lights

planning

review red tags

red tag area