Here’s how to make a 6S board in 6 steps…
Firstly, decide where to put your 6S Board. Above all, locate your board somewhere easily visible near your process. If a wall mounted 6S board is unworkable then consider a mobile board instead.
Secondly, make clear what you are assessing. So define each S. For instance the 5s framework Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain. In addition, the sixth S (often Safety). Furthermore, how each relates to your workplace. In addition, use a visual indicator to show status of each, at a glance.
Next, define a clear area for daily tracking. In other words, a place on your board that visually shows progress for your 6S strategy each day. For example, see the dry eraze ‘6S’ section in these projects. In addition, choose how your daily tracking works. In other words, does it need to reflect a single, double or triple shift pattern?
Subsequently, make visual standards accessible and clear. That is to say, show in photos what the work setting looks like in its best state. This is the visual reference so colleagues know what to aim for. Show further documents too. For example, those relating to Safety and Audits.
Further ideas: add an improvements area to your 6S board and drive action. Furthermore, assign ownership for different improvements at your workplace. In addition, track your 6S score. Above all, foster a culture of sustainment.
Finally, make it easy to update. As a result, see information in real time. Therefore, reflect your area as it is right now.
How to make a 6S Board – in brief
- Decide where to put your 6S board (in the area it relates to)
- Define what each S means and how you are assessing it in your workplace
- Set an area on your 6S board for daily tracking to sustain best habit
- Make visual standards clear and accessible
- Include an area to capture suggestions and points of action
- Consider how to assess Safety. Perhaps, for example with an Action Plan or Safety Cross.
Further 6S resources
More on 6S boards
More on 5S boards
Make status instant clear with a status indicator meter per S on your 6S board
Make an area for daily tracking of progress to build the habit
Make a 6S Board that functions as you need
Further examples
5S Noticeboard
5S board with document holders
5S Scoreboard
6S audit board
5S dry wipe status
Document holders for visual standards
5S Production board
Red and green status counters
5S board with red and green holders
5S Sustainment board
Signs to support 5S
5S Scoreboard
5S Audit daily tracking pyramid
5S Before & After
Show your 5S visual standards
Signs to support 5S
5S Performance Board
5S Scoreboard
5S Sustainment Status board
Track 5S and Safety
6S Communications
6S visual standards and audit board
6S Board Performance Tracker
Show your 6S visual standards
Update visual standards easily
Triple shift metric
Spell put your 5S vision
Define 5S terms for your team
6S Noticeboard
Track your progress with status meters
6S Communications with dry wipe status
Add card and document holders
Add document holders
Add document holders
6S Performance Tracker
Before & After for 5S
Create a 5S task list
Chart progress with status meters
6S board with status meters
5S Noticeboard for manufacturing
Status meters 5S board
Dry wipe status 5S board
Make 5S visual
Dry wipe updates for 6S
Dry eraze updates for 5S
Use status meters to show 5S progress
5S Sustainment Board
Record 5S progress
5S Audit and Results board
Dy wipe update daily metrics
Status meters provide visual snapshot
Show your 5S audit and visual standard
Show current status with meters
Show status for each 5S metric
Red Tag station board
Triple shift pattern for 5S
Add document holders to your 5S board
Dry wipe status and document holders
Use dry wipe for easy updates
Status meters and dry wipe
Update with dry wipe pens
Use colour in your 5S design
Show your visual standards
Make your 5S board modular
Icons for 5S
Add status dials to your 6S board
Magnetic needle for your status meters
5S on a Kaizen board
6S option
Integrate 5S with Kaizen
Dry wipe status on your 5S board
Magnetic labels for visual status
Manufacturing 5S board
Add document holders to your 5S board
SQD/5S with magnetic status faces
Mark your floor for safety
Works everyday of the month
Instant updates with status dials
Our Approach
We create visual management boards everyday. As a result we have plenty of experience. We work for organisations in food production, the power industry, national rail, pharmaceuticals, education, healthcare, packaging and distribution.
Our team works with a simple idea or sketch and creates a professionally designed layout. This is then turned into a highly functional visual management board.
We offer customised options because we want to create the perfect board for you. So, here are a few examples. We can add magnetic areas or a dry-wipe finish (for use with whiteboard pens). Furthermore, you can choose Red/Green sliders or R.A.G. (Red, Amber, Green) status dials so you can quickly and visually update your board. These are just a few examples of the ways in which our boards can be tailored to meet your needs. You may also be interested in whiteboard overlays that can be used on top of an existing magnetic board.
