What are the essentials for enterprises to implement 6S management?
As companies implement 6S management and achieve good results, many companies have begun to pay attention to the company's management model. Many enterprises have begun to introduce the 6S management model. However, because the enterprises failed to grasp the essence of 6S management well and did not implement the promotion of 6S management well, the enterprises failed to implement 6S management. So what essentials do enterprises need to master to implement 6S management? The following are the essentials for enterprises to implement 6S management compiled by 6S consulting experts.
1: Focus on what customers and employees care about
The ultimate goal of enterprise development is to create profits, and customers and employees are the source of profits. The ultimate goal of 6S management is to improve the employees of the enterprise quality, satisfy customers and bring more profits to the company. In the process of implementing 6S management, we must work closely around this theme.
2: All employees actively participate
The promotion of 5S must be consistent and involve all employees in the enterprise. Managers, section chiefs, directors, and team leaders must cooperate closely, because 6S is implemented in one workshop and one department. In the assembly workshop, the supervisor should inform or educate employees on the importance of sorting, rectifying, cleaning, and safety, and then further inform everyone on how to organize, rectify, and clean in order to develop a standard. . After everyone can do well, the group can do better. Therefore, in 6S activities, every link is a department, and everyone has a responsibility; every responsibility must be linked to each other, that is, every leading cadre must be linked to each other.
3: Cultivate a 6S management atmosphere to bridge PolyU’s climate, and everyone in charge is responsible; secondly, an improved atmosphere will be formed.
Make full use of slogans, slogans, and bulletin boards so that every employee can understand that 5S promotion is the best activity for the company to enhance its corporate image, improve quality, and save costs for the company. It is also a step forward for the company. important way to success. Therefore, some of the slogans, slogans and bulletin boards of 5S should let everyone understand that 5S is a very simple but five things that must be done well every day. To promote 6S, do not act secretly or work overtime. All employees must agree that 6S is a very simple job. As long as everyone knows how to organize, reorganize, clean, and make safety work, then further propose a plan on how to make it work. If everyone does a better job, it’s called cleaning.
4: As the leader of the company, give strong support
The top leader must take action personally with the determination of me to do it. Arrange for the managers of each department to vigorously promote it. In the promotion meeting, the leader should brainstorm and let everyone actively propose ways to do better.
5: Comprehensively understand the meaning of 6S management
The promotion of 6S management must explain the essence of management so that every employee can implement it without any doubt. During the implementation process, let employees participate and visit demonstration areas of 6S management with significant learning effects to see which area does the best. Everyone can observe each other, give guidance, or put forward better suggestions for improvement. During the advancement process, you should avoid saying questions with a questioning tone, such as: "Why did you give me a red card?" "Is there any need for improvement?"
6: Immediate results
The red card combat method can be adopted in the process of sorting out, that is, specific methods of targeting problem points, turning on red lights, and turning on red cards, and the judgment criteria must be clear. For rectification, you can use Kanban management method to display the form and content so that everyone can understand it at a glance. Photographs are a great way to keep records and a low-effort tool for solving problems and persuading an audience. At the same time, it is important to be able to quantify and use appropriate methods to quantify the work being done and the progress that has been made.
7: All employees are united
Leaders must have a good and resolute style of work, formulate clear policies and goals, and establish a system and method of advancement, so that everyone can work together as one. The whole company launched a red card campaign, and those who made mistakes were corrected.
8: Senior leaders inspect the site
Leaders frequently inspect the site is one of the ways to specifically express their strong support for 6S management, that is, they often go to the site for inspections, usually in an organized manner. The inspection activities are carried out according to the requirements on the 6S checklist. Generally speaking, we hope that when leaders conduct on-site inspections, they will not be limited by the checklist. In this way, they can not stick to the formality and start from the overall situation of the company, put forward 6S requirements and urge the on-site management responsible departments to improve. If the leader is too rigidly focused on the specific inspection items of the checklist, he or she may lose an effective grasp of the overall situation of the activity. Of course, if the leader thinks that he or she does not understand 6S well enough, occasionally using a checklist to conduct inspections is a good way to learn 6S.
When leaders inspect on-site 6S management, they should solve the problems in 6S management in a timely manner. They should not just point out the problems, but also provide necessary information on issues related to safety, public hazards, waste, and disposal of used equipment. Guidance and help, and provide necessary (human, financial, material) resource support in the specific implementation of 6S rectification process.
When many companies promote 6S activities, they often hear complaints from employees like this: We want to repair machinery and equipment, but our leaders or the finance department say we can’t buy tools without the budget; we want to paint the floor quickly, but the purchasing department says, The company stipulates that the purchase cycle is one month; you have to wait a month before you can buy back the paint, etc. If similar complaints are not resolved, it will directly affect employees' enthusiasm for participating in 6S.
In fact, when facing these complaints, corporate executives can choose two completely different attitudes. One attitude is that you guys have started to make demands of this and that before you have even scratched the surface of 6S management, so you ignore the requests of employees. In this case, we can imagine that several employees who are passionate about 6S management will be depressed and 6S management will be hit. Another attitude is that complaints are because employees are trying to change the status quo. When employees encounter difficulties and resistance in the 6S management process, coordinating relevant departments to solve the difficulties in 6S activities as soon as possible reflects the concern and support of the company's top management for this activity. Excellent opportunity. Therefore, working hard to solve the problems raised by employees will greatly boost employee morale and drive the activity forward. Things that senior leaders should pay attention to during inspections and communication with employees on site In order to cultivate employees' 6S awareness, it is necessary for leaders to communicate with employees in a timely manner during inspections. Have short conversations with relevant employees, greet 6S promotion members from time to time, praise those groups and people who have made achievements in 6S activities, pay attention to their improvement results, and express their support in different forms. Doing so will not only give employees the passion and motivation to carry out the next step of activities, but also encourage other underachieving employees and departments to follow suit. It can greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of 6S management participants.
Leadership’s attention is an indispensable condition for maintaining 6S management. Enterprise leaders must be highly aware of their role in seeking to activate 6S management and promote the improvement of 6S management level, and practice 6S for employees Management support. During the inspection, it is necessary to point out what was done well and what was not done enough. After the inspection is completed, an on-site meeting will be held and a designated person will be designated to follow up and solve the problem points in a timely manner. Confirm the improvement progress of problem points, and the responsible person should carefully study the improvement methods.
9: Use 6S management as a platform for improvement
Through the implementation of 6S management, costs can be reduced and product quality improved. Therefore, in the actual implementation process of 6S, many companies have experienced the following phenomenon: "Tighten, loosen, collapse, and come back again." Therefore, 6S management must be persisted in. Make management smoother and fundamentally solve development problems. Make continuous improvements.