| Perfect 5S (Seiri: Sort; Seiton: Set in Order; Seiso: Shine; Seiketsu: Standardize; and Shitsuke: Sustain) are the fundamentals of production activities. The Kyocera Group's efforts to implement the Perfect 5S system are called "Perfect 5S Promotion Activities." Kyocera started these activities in October 2005. Group companies in Japan implemented it in April 2006, and group companies overseas in October 2007. In FY2009, we plan to promote "visualization" and deploy the "Perfect 5S Workshop" system. |
| Expanding to Group Companies Overseas |
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| Along with starting activities in October 2007, group company representatives from overseas production sites gathered in Japan and held the four-day "Overseas Affiliated Company Perfect 5S Promotion Manager Conference." |
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| 5S Education |
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| The Kyocera Group (in Japan) has made DVD recordings for training purposes. One series is geared for production departments and the other for indirect departments. Each series contains the training topics of "5S Enhancement," "Improvement Examples Based on 5S," and "Teaching 5S to Employees." The aim is to spread a 5S mindset among all employees to foster an appreciation for taking proper action without missing fine imperfections. |
| Improved State of Workshops |
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| 5S inspections and improvements are repeated at workshops on a voluntary basis. This has resulted in a steady increase in the level of 5S performance. We do not simply make our workshops clean but are evolving our activities to a point where we maintain machinery and equipment in the best condition for long periods, recognize even the finest abnormalities, and correct them in a timely manner. |
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Equipment kept and used as good as new for 38 years |
| Transition of 5S audit assessment scores |
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 Example of 5S Improvement |
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Taking an active approach to 5S activities, we fully participated in sorting, setting in order, and cleaning workshops, as well as conducting a thorough cleaning of equipment, jigs, and tools to significantly improve productivity and product quality.
(Manufacturing Sect. A, Kagoshima Kokubu Plant)
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| 6th Environment & Safety Promotion Plan Goals |
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| *1 Scope: KYOCERA Corporation; Domestic: Japan-based Kyocera Group Companies, Overseas: Overseas Kyocera Group Companies. |
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