2.02 Straighten Necessary Items
2.02 Straighten Necessary Items
Overview
The theme of the 6S Straighten activity is “A place for everything and everything in its place.” By now, you have completed a 6S Audit and documented current target area conditions via photographs and the target area current state map. If you have done the above tasks correctly, you will have incorporated photos, yellow sticky notes for problem areas and identified issues, and blue sticky notes for recommended solutions – all onto your target area map. All of this work, in addition to the work you completed during the Sort activity, will now help you develop the straighten criteria for your target area. The Straighten step will ensure that all the necessary items you have identified are in the best location and that it is obvious where that place is.
Objectives
- Create a place for all necessary items
- Make it obvious where that place is
- Place items in order of use
Time to Complete
60 – 120 Minutes (Concurrent with Documenting Current Conditions)
| Inputs | Where/From |
| Target Area | Home |
| Participant(s) | Home |
| Target Area Current State Map | Sub-Process 2.01 Document Current Conditions of Target Area |
| Yellow Sticky Notes Describing Areas of Improvement | Sub-Process 2.01 Document Current Conditions of Target Area |
| Documented Flow of Walking, Transportation, and Conveyance | Sub-Process 2.01 Document Current Conditions of Target Area |
| 6S Straighten Procedure | 6ssuccess.com |
| Straighten Criteria Checklist | 6ssuccess.com |
| Outputs | Possible Metrics |
| Items Selected for Storage | # of Items Selected for Storage |
| Organized Target Area | # of Items Selected for Target Area |
Steps to Complete
- Review 6S Straighten Procedure
- Select problems or problem areas to improve
- Develop target area future state map
- Move items to where they belong
- Clean while you straighten
