Consulting and coaching on the implementation of 5S and visual management

Problems solved for enterprises

Through 5S and visual management, Shangshuce Consulting systematically addresses the core pain points of enterprises in on-site management and operational efficiency:

 1. Ensure safe production and eliminate hidden dangers on site

Through the improvement activities of "seeking and addressing the six sources" (pollution source, fault source, waste source, defect source, hazard source, and cleaning difficulty source), we assist enterprises in identifying and eliminating safety risk points on the production site, reducing the likelihood of accidents from the source, and constructing an intrinsically safe working environment.   

 2. Enhance corporate image and strengthen standardized management

5S and visual management directly improve the external image and internal management status of enterprises by standardizing the placement of on-site items, tool management, and environmental cleanliness. Visual means (such as standardized labeling and visual boards) further enhance management transparency, convey the company's emphasis on details and standards, and enhance the trust of customers and employees.   

 3. Stimulate employee effectiveness, enhance motivation and efficiency

The improvement activities are centered around employee participation. Through a closed-loop process of "proposing ideas, conducting research, implementing changes, and testing results," employees are given opportunities to actively contribute to improvements, enhancing their sense of belonging and responsibility. Meanwhile, visual management reduces the ambiguity of information transmission, enabling employees to quickly identify problems and clarify goals, thereby improving work efficiency and collaboration skills.   

 4. Optimize resource utilization and reduce operating costs

By improving the inventory turnover rate and reducing the failure rate, we help enterprises optimize resource allocation, reduce inventory backlog, maintenance costs, and production waste. For example, standardized organization and rectification can reduce the time spent on material search and misuse, while cleaning and sanitation can extend equipment life, controlling costs from the source.   

 5. Promote continuous improvement and build systematic capabilities

5S and visual management are not only short-term improvement tools, but also the foundation for continuous optimization of enterprises. Through standardized processes and visual means, enterprises can form a virtuous cycle of "identifying problems - analyzing causes - implementing improvements - consolidating results", promoting the upgrading of management capabilities from "point optimization" to "systemic capabilities".

Our services

Shangshucei Consulting utilizes 5S and visual management as core tools to provide systematic improvement solutions for enterprises, covering organizational construction, mechanism design, on-site execution, and continuous optimization, thereby assisting enterprises in achieving comprehensive improvements in safety, efficiency, and image.   

Step 1: Establish an improvement team, clarify the division of responsibilities and the team charter

We assist enterprises in establishing cross-departmental improvement teams, clarifying the division of responsibilities among team members (such as team leader, execution team, and research team), and formulating team regulations (including objectives, rules, and evaluation criteria), providing organizational support and action guidelines for subsequent improvement activities.   

Step 2: Design 5S and visual management mechanisms and processes

Based on the actual needs of enterprises, we have established a standardized mechanism and execution process for 5S and visual management, encompassing specific rules from sorting and rectification to cleaning and sanitation, as well as the implementation path of visual management, ensuring that management activities are guided by rules and carried out in an orderly manner.   

Step 3: Regularly carry out improvement activities to promote on-site construction

Through the closed-loop process of "proposing projects - assembling research teams - convening group meetings to determine improvement directions - project approval - implementing improvements - effect verification", we guide enterprises to regularly carry out improvement activities, focusing on on-site pain points (such as item placement, process redundancy), and achieve continuous optimization of the on-site environment and operational efficiency through team collaboration.   

Step 4: Implement visual management to solidify improvement results

We assist enterprises in developing visual implementation plans, completing the compilation of visual manuals, and promoting the implementation of on-site visual management. Through standardized visual tools (such as signs, kanban boards, and standardized documents), we transform improvement results into reproducible and inheritable management assets, ensuring that the on-site status is clear at a glance and problems are quickly exposed.