Change in Phu Tho Textile after applying 5s

Within the framework of the project of “Training and guiding the implementation of 5S good practices at enterprises of Industry and Trade”, from June 2017 to July 2018, Phu Tho Textile Co., Ltd. has been deployed and completed 5S good practice program, granted the 5S Certificate by Ministry of Industry and Trade in August 2018.

Phu Tho Textile Company operates in the field of PE and Cotton yarn production, with support from the project, 5S good practice guidance activities are implemented in the whole company except workshop no.1 (specialized in producing PE yarns).

Accordingly, the Epro consulting company’s expert has conducted training and training for 100% of employees about 5S. At the same time, support the company to establish 5S Executive Board and develop the process of implementing each step of 5S. After a period of implementation, many visual changes have been recorded in the arrangement in production areas, factories, warehouses, offices, etc. Especially, 26.4 tons of scrap have been removed; factory premises have been improved to be tidy and clean; raising awareness of implementing and maintaining 5S of all employees in the company; eliminating excess operations, optimizing work to achieve the highest labor efficiency.

The company has carried out drawing positioning, standardizing position for easy-to-use tools and equipment such as trolleys, repair vehicles, etc; addition of nameplates, identification labels for all items, facilities of the workshop area, shelves in warehouses, document cabinets and the document file in the office area; arranging 5S slogans, posters and message boards to communicate 5S activities within the company, etc.

Ms. Ngo Thi Dam – Deputy Director of Phu Tho Textile – shared: The results of implementing good 5S practice have brought to enterprises a clear change such as improving the production process from the process of changing work to cans in The raw machine area is usually carried out in shifts and carried out during the daytime, so the product quality is well controlled from the beginning of the line to the raw machine; Improving the wooden platform to help workers reduce heavy lifting due to bending; Install 2 automatic rails cleaning kit to reduce cleaning time, etc.

In order to get the above results, according to Ms. Ngo Thi Dam, the 5S Committee must have the participation of leaders in the company from the grassroots level to the middle and the highest level. In addition, the company also commended and rewarded individuals and collectives who had outstanding improvements, in each department with each criterion not met, the Team Leader was responsible for reminding relevant individuals. The company exchanged 5S information through the working group on zalo social network. Every month, 5S Secretary will update the reward decision, 5S evaluation score of the groups and previous images, after 5S on the message board.

It can be seen that, 5S is simple but very valuable, helps to improve the clean and beautiful green environment, helps to eliminate waste such as manipulating redundancy, reducing errors and raising the sense of working of employees.

Productivity and Quality Office