Implementation of ‘5s’ Techniques in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Abstract

BACKGROUND 5S is considered as a foundation for lean, because of its ability to eliminate wastes from non-value added activities or waste from human motion. It is a structured program to systematically organise workplace and boost the morale of workers, promoting a sense of pride in their work. The objectives of the study are to reduce the process wastes, smoothen the process flow, improve the storage facilities, safety and security through 5S techniques at a selective biomedical engineering department; to measure the improvement in 5S audit scoring before and after 5S implementation. MATERIALS AND METHODS An experimental study was carried out in Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangalore. The effectiveness of 5S techniques were assessed by using 5S audit checklist with rating score of each component (audit score ranging from 0 to 5). Photographs before and after the implementation of 5S techniques in this study were captured. RESULTS Improvement was observed at the biomedical engineering department that was reflected from the fact that the audit score had increased from 31.79% to 91.794%. Paired t-test was 8.5673 at p < 0.0010. CONCLUSION 5S technique is an inevitable tool to enhance the productivity, safety, acceptable working environment, optimal inventory management and resultant financial benefits of saving inventory cost, smooth workflow, uninterrupted access to materials and tools as and when required. This technique has stood the test of time for improving quality in various organisations such as healthcare, industrial area, business sectors and educational institutions and so forth.

6S Implementation and Impact Assessment in the Housekeeping and Linen Department of Tertiary Care Hospital

“…Sort is the �irst step that aims at distinguishing between necessary and unnecessary items at the workplace (Thapa et al, 2018). The item that is unnecessary have to be documented clearly (Ezzeddine et al, 2020).…”

“…This step is achieved when the items are arranged according to the frequency of use which aids for easy retrieval of items and return them to respective places after use (Thapa et al, 2018).…”

“…Shine is to clean and simultaneously inspect for defects if any at the workplace to ensure dust free �loor, equipment and machinery (Thapa et al, 2018). This is a phase of sanitization.…”

“…5S is not one time activity, rather a continuous improvement technique that requires the policy makers to make strategic decisions throughout the survival of the organization (Thapa et al, 2018). 5S implementation in hospitals guarantees a cleaner and more organized workplace by which a patient centric environment is re�lected.…”

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“…Existen investigaciones tales como los casos de Estados Unidos, donde se determinó que a medida que aumenta el costo de búsqueda, la estrategia de precios de equilibrio cambia de un precio bajo sin descuento a un precio alto con grandes descuentos; es así que la estrategia de precios de un minorista puede ser precio bajo sin descuento o precio alto con descuento profundo dependiendo de si los costos de búsqueda son bajos o altos [11]. El caso de Malasia, ellos implementaron diversas plataformas digitales que les permitió a las personas mejorar su mercado de consumo a través de la innovación, se logró enfatizar en la apariencia de las tiendas para crear conciencia de marca [12] y la India, llevó a cabo un estudio experimental en el Hospital del Colegio Médico Yenepoya, Mangalore, donde realizó una auditoría utilizando la lista de verificación de auditoría 5S y se observó una mejora en el Departamento de Ingeniería Biomédica, concluyendo que la implementación de técnicas 5S en cualquier sector puede generar cambios notables y beneficios crecientes en el lugar de trabajo [13].…”