THE PENETRATING OF 5S INTO THE REAL LIFE

Made in Vietnam 5S is not just for businessmen,

Made in Vietnam 5S is for our family and for society!

5S is a basic management method that helps increase productivity and quality of Japanese products / services and is applied in most developed countries in the world. Being introduced into Vietnam for nearly 30 years, 5S method has not really come into production and business life in particular and social life in Vietnam in general. The 5S movement so far has been mostly maintained only for a while and then gradually cooled down over time.

During this current international integration period, “How to maintain 5S in the long term and how to develop and expand 5S method for becoming the culture of the business, becoming a civilized lifestyle of Vietnamese families and society” always is a permanent question for Vietnamese businesses, Vietnamese families and society.

Derived from the practical requirements as mentioned above, Dr Nguyen Dang Minh (President of GKM Lean Institute) has studied and created Made in Vietnam 5S Lean Management method (in the system of methods of Made in Vietnam Lean Management). This method was built on the principle of inheriting and respecting the essence of Japanese 5S method and creating the content of management reflecting the specific Vietnamese conditions of long term implementation and maintaining in Vietnam.

With these practical values, on June 22 and 23, 2019, GKM Lean Institute has successfully organized the training course of No. 35 ” Made in Vietnam 5S Lean Management in practical production and business”. The course has attracted the participation of students who are CEOs and managers, 5S managers from enterprises including MK Smarts, Tam Phat, FC wiring, Binh Thuan Plastics, Viet Duc Paint, and Tan Phat Equipment, Dream Space and etc. At the course, despite understanding and applying 5S for a long time, with the difference of the content and the way of facilitation the course, the participants all thought that the experience of knowledge and orientation of practical application according to the new method of the course has made every person go from one surprise to another.

• The first surprise is that, before coming to the course, all the participants just wanted to find a way to solve the existing problems in the 5S application process in their businesses such as: Despite of being applied for long time but the traditional 5S has not brought the desired effect; Workers perform 5S reluctantly, not sustainable. After the course, the trainees in addition to finding a solutions to resolve there also have specific plans to implement Made in Vietnam  5S into practical work.
• The second surprise is the Made in Vietnam Lean 5S can provide solutions and orientations for both family and society. The family will be more civilized in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, wardrobe. Streets, beaches, parks will be cleaner, society will be more civilized when people join hands to apply and maintain exactly as the content is trained and oriented. Since then, Made in Vietnam 5S has become a method close for everyone in society, making the whole society better.
• The third surprise is that Made in Vietnam 5S is also a tool not only applied in real life, but also can be applied in virtual space such as files in the computer or in cyberspace.
• The fourth surprise and also the biggest surprise is Made in Vietnam 5S is not only a tangible method but also has been developed into intangible 5S applied in human thinking, the method of working of people.

In addition to the mentioned surprises, the opinions on the training course are also summarized and drawn up by participants. Ms. Thieu Ngoc Chi, head of the control board of Binh Thuan Plastic Corp. affirmed: “The course changed the comprehensive view of the company to 5S but enterprises are still understanding”. Mr. Le Hien Tuan, Director of Tam Phat Company stated that he will change the current 5S implementation to Made in Vietnam 5S and will put the criteria of applying Made in Vietnam 5S into the criteria of employee performance review”. Ms. Dang Minh Nguyet, in charge of Warehouse Management of Tan Phat Equipment Technology Joint Stock Company, said: First of all, she will apply Made in Vietnam 5S herself to improve warehouse management capacity then she will use it as the example to train the subordinates for applying together to improve warehouse management efficiency for the company. After the course she  will report the leaders and deploy immediately into practice.

The Made in Vietnam 5S training course closed with many emotions, each participant has built a plan to implement Made in Vietnam 5S for their own businesses and families and they will spread to society in the further future. This is also the desire of GKM Lean Institute, through its training activities, will bring practical added values for each individual, each organization, and contribute to building the increasingly civilized and beautiful country.

The difference between Traditional 5S and Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S Q1: What are the differences between Traditional 5S and Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S? A1: Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S is built on the foundation of the thinking of Made in Vietnam Lean Management which is the method in the Made in Vietnam Lean Management System containing the Tam The gene, helping businesses, organizations to deploy and maintain in implementation. Q2: Has Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S been registered for intellectual property? How do Japanese and Vietnamese business experts look at Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S? What part is Vietnam’s intellectual property? A2: This method has been registered for intellectual property with Copyright belongs to Dr Nguyen Dang Minh. Japanese experts and Vietnamese entrepreneurs all acknowledge the effectiveness of Made in Vietnam 5S Method and respect the intellectual property of this method. Made in Vietnam 5S method inherits the essence of Japanese 5S method (this part does not count intellectual property). The part of intellectual property is Made in Vietnam part (Ways to maintain, the content of improvements, intangible elements and scope of application, etc.) Q3: How has the Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S been applied in businesses, organizations and individuals? A3: Up to now, Made in Vietnam Lean Management 5S has been successfully applied by many manufacturing and service enterprises such as MK Smart, Julie Sandlau, Lao Cai Copper Refinery Company, Hai Phong JSC and they all have very good results which are providing an effective work space, improving work quality and productivity. Most of the family individuals of entrepreneurs attending the Made in Vietnam CEO Course at the GKM Lean Institute are applying this solutions which has been bringing a much more clean and civilized life. Q4: Does it need a lot of investment  for implementing Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S? A4: Once having mastered the knowledge of Made in Vietnam Lean Management, individuals, businesses, organizations and the whole society can start right away from simple things that can be seen and see the results right away. Made in Vietnam 5S is the basic method to support increasing productivity and quality and at the same time spending very little on investment. Q5: In addition to GKM Lean Institute, where can individuals and businesses learn Made in Vietnam Lean Management’s 5S? A5: With the desire to spread Made in Vietnam 5S method to individuals, businesses / organizations, and the whole society, in addition to organizing training programs at GKM Lean Institute, we will continue to implement Made in Vietnam5S  training on E-learning system of GKM Lean Institute, GKM Vietnam Co., Ltd.