Explore the difference between 5S and Gemba. In short, while one is a continuing habitual process, the other is a spot check where the process happens…
What is the difference between 5S and Gemba in terms of regularity?
Maintaining the 5S habit is a daily endeavour. Above all, it focuses on the continuous process of housekeeping. In other words, adhering to each S of the 5S strategy. So, firstly, Shine. Secondly, Sort. Next, Set (in order). Then, Standardise. Finally, Sustain.
As a result, the focus is on clearing, tidying, ordering and organising the workspace. Furthermore, sustaining the habit each day to literally work smarter.
Meanwhile, a Gemba Walk may take place weekly or even monthly. Furthermore, the purview of the Gemba Walk is wider. It evaluates all daily management processes. For example, safety, quality and so on. This may include 5S.
How visual management boards help
In short, visual boards make it possible to evaluate and assess progress, targets and KPIs in real time. Furthermore, this is why having Gemba boards is so useful. Likewise, daily management boards. In addition, 5S boards to particularly assess the working of the 5S strategy on site.
Above all, these important visual management assets give a visual snapshot of how a process is operating right now. As a result, visual management boards are great for at-a glance evaluation. Therefore, they form checkpoints on the Gemba Walk.
What is the difference between 5S and Gemba boards?
In brief, 5S boards reflect only the 5S strategy. On the other hand, Gemba boards make a number of processes, targets and status visual. Above all, at a glance.
What 5S and Gemba share
What both Gemba and 5S have in common is that they provide focus. Likewise, they both sharpen and continually improve a workplace.
Above all, showing results and targets visually helps with both Gemba and 5S strategies. As a result, implementing visual management and Gemba boards is crucial for success.
Further ideas
View Gemba board gallery
View 5S board gallery
Make real time updates. Show how your process is right now.
Choose which processes to make visual
Use daily tracking to sustain the 5S habit and make it visual.
Be instantly clear: use visual status indicators
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.
