{"id":1516,"date":"2019-08-21T00:05:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T04:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learn5sdev.wpengine.com\/?p=194"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:45:53","slug":"sort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compliancesigns.com\/blog\/sort\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sort Phase – Playing the 5S “Moving House” Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you remember the last time you moved from one residence to another? I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever met a person yet who says, \u201cI love moving! Bring on the boxes!\u201d Moving requires us to pack up and sort all of our belongings and it\u2019s inevitable someone will pick up a certain item and say, \u201cWhat in the world is THIS? Do we really need it?\u201d Or, \u201cFIVE serving spoons?! Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ok, you definitely need to keep the cute puppy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Remember how great it felt to throw things out or donate them to a thrift store? That\u2019s the first phase of 5S: Sort or Seiri. To successfully complete this phase, you remove all unnecessary items from the workspace and take a good a long look at what remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can\u2019t organize the rest of a location until we first eliminate that which is no longer needed. The sort step reduces clutter, opens space, and provides clarity. It is also the very foundation for the other four 5S phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you sort through the items, follow this simple 3-step process:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Use Red Tags<\/a> to tag unnecessary items<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Remove those items to a Red Tag zone<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Review what remains to ensure those items are necessary. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Learn more about making your red tag program successful<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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