Track: Lean and Six Sigma

Abstract

Shitsuke is the last S or rather last phase of the 5S. It is to maintain discipline prior to the previous Ss which are Seiri, Seiton, Seiso and Shitsuke. This paper reconnoiters Shitsuke for sustenance in a mechanical workshop. The purpose of this paper is to report on implementstion of Shitsuke for continuous improvement in the mechanical workshop of University of Johannesburg. The proposed strategies will be the root of sustenance so that the other 4Ss are well maintained, are preserved for prolonged time in years, and maintain the culture of the workshop. The aim of this study is to implement and use strategies to maintain Shitsuke, thereafter, maintaining discipline and culture in the workshop. It is through these strategies that the workshop and the 5S culture will have new perspectives. The newly cultured workshop shows more discipline and standardized workplace. Orderliness and suave operations are the greatest results by far. In a developed checklist which is a data collection technique to check and collect effectiveness of 5S and Shitsuke. Efficiency and effectiveness of the workshop through sustenance is the ultimate goal attained.