Clean, tidy to be more productive

After 3 months of applying 5S improvement tools to production management, Phong Giang Co., Ltd.’s working environment has become neat, tidy and clean; productivity is also gradually improved.   

As a small company specializing in producing green tea products exported to Pakistan market, with the desire to create a clean, professional working environment, step by step towards improving labor productivity and product quality, from October to December 2018, Phong Giang Co., Ltd. participated in the 5S good practice guidance program of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and EPRO Consulting Corporation, with the scope of deploying the entire factory of the company located in Lam Dong province.

With the support from consultants, the company has established the 5S Steering Committee, and invested VND 25 million to print posters and propaganda slogans, buy paint, make instructions, identify, etc; arranging workshops, training 5S for leaders and employees.

Next, the consultant has organized 5S training for 100% of officers and employees in the company; guiding and supporting the launching of the 5S movement in enterprises and implementing samples in one area. In addition, the Steering Committee of 5S also carried out the development of 5S evaluation criteria and carried out the assessment period.

After 3 months of implementing 5S good practice, materials, tools and products are streamlined, clearly positioned, facilitating use and management; machinery and equipment are cleaned, inspected regularly, helping to improve production capacity; meet food safety and hygiene requirements; neat company office, financial records, scientifically arranged material, which reduces the time it takes to perform the work; workers’ awareness in preserving factories, sanitary machinery and tidy is improved. In particular, there were more than 20 images changed at the scope of 5S deployment, the product fell during processing almost no longer.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Thu – Director of Phong Giang Co., Ltd., Head of 5S Steering Committee: The most satisfying solution for us is to arrange scientific documents with full branding instructions, helping to reduce the time to access documents. Machinery and factories are regularly cleaned to meet food safety requirements. In addition, due to the regular evaluation, after a while helped 5S operation go into masonry.

Ms. Tang Thi Hong Loan – Director of Epro Consulting Corporation – 5S is really a useful tool, low investment cost and suitable for small and medium enterprises. 5S promotes its effect by tidy, neat, orderly, clean long-term will create good impressions for customers when entering. Because everyone understands, where there is order, there is discipline and responsibility. In addition, 5S also helps optimize the management of equipment and goods and minimize waste in the store.

Productivity and Quality Office