2.03 Store Necessary Items Based on Frequency of Use
2.03 Store Necessary Items Based on Frequency of Use
Overview
During the 2.02 Straighten Necessary Items activity you placed the necessary items for the target area in the best possible place based on the intended primary function of the area and the order and frequency of use. You will most likely have identified items that are necessary for the area but are used less frequently that once a week. For those necessary items it is important to establish a storage strategy for items requiring storage. Using your previous analysis of frequency of use you will determine with household members how to store, find, use, and return necessary items.
Objectives
- Make it easy to locate and get items
- Make it easy to know where items belong after use
- Make it easy to put items away
Time to Complete
30 – 60 Minutes (Concurrent with Documenting Current Conditions)
| Inputs | Where/From |
| Items Selected for Storage | Sub-Process 2.02 Straighten Necessary Items |
| Target Area | Home |
| Participant(s) | Home |
| Target Area Current State Map | Sub-Process 2.01 Document Current Conditions of Target Area |
| 6S Storage Checklist | 6ssuccess.com |
| Outputs | Possible Metrics |
| Locally Stored Items | # of Locally Stored Items; Quantity of Locally Stored Items; Cost of Locally Stored Items; Replenishment Procedures for Locally Stored Items |
| Centrally Stored Items | # of Centrally Stored Items; Quantity of Centrally Stored Items; Cost of Centrally Stored Items; Replenishment Procedures for Centrally Stored Items |
Steps to Complete
- Select problems or problem areas to improve
- Determine criteria and guidelines from which to store necessary items
- Determine frequency of use for necessary items
- Move items to where they belong based on frequency of use and order or use
- Label frequently used common item locations to ensure that they are returned to proper place
- Establish ready access storage in target area for items used at least once a week
- Establish intermediate storage in the target area or an area adjacent to the target area for items regularly used but not as frequently as once a week
- Establish long term remote storage area somewhere in the house that can be a common shared storage area for the household
