Track: Engineering Economy, Education & Management

Abstract

In workplaces that are not well organized, a cluttered environment with a lot of items piling around creates confusion and time delay to execute a work. Valuable space is occupied by items that are either useless or used less. Employees struggle to locate files/documents when required. Loose, sagging electrical cables lead to unsafe environment. Work places are found unclean and not conducive to work effectively. The objective of this article is to examine the impact of the techniques of 5S concepts and its implementation in educational institutions. This work includes five phases namely: Sorting, Set in order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain.. This working model created a conducive environment in the institution which resulted in effective utilization of space and time. This also resulted in a conducive work place, which gives motivation for the stake holders. This enables to attain total organizational cleanliness in alignment with Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission) initiative of Prime Minister of India. 5S implementation helps the institution to improve the effectiveness of all the processes involved and improve the overall quality of service in such a way that we can meet the requirements of all the stakeholders. Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science is the first educational institution to have obtained the Global Certification for 5S Implementation in India from TuV Rheinland. 5S implementation is done based on the present strength and commitment of students and staff which are very dynamic. Hence challenges are more in sustenance and we hope to overcome this by making 5S practices as a habit through intense training.