Question: Consider a machine workshop much like the University engineering workshops, but actually in a company where there is a station with 1 person that must

Consider a machine workshop much like the University engineering workshops, but actually in a company where there is a station with 1 person that must manage a mix of milling machines, lathes, and equipment including drill bits, screw drivers and hammers. There is also the logistics of incoming and outgoing parts from the station. The station is split between three shifts of 8 hours. The station must be handed off to the next operator at the end/beginning of a shift. Discuss using examples each of the parts of 5S applied to the workshop and how these can be improved. Include in your discussion on each of the parts of 5S in this context: What 5S procedures would be put in place for the handover of the station at the end/beginning of a shift? What techniques would you apply to sustain 5S across the station and the shifts? How 5S can be used to grow the business? How does 5S improve safety of the station? Who should implement 5S at the station? Why would 5S fail at the station?

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