GESMATIK, a whole 5S workplace organization method, Order and Organization available to your company

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GESMATIK is the instant implementation 5S project, the plug & play 5S within reach of any company.
When we think of Industrial Vending solutions, the main decision criteria are usually the SAVINGS in time and money achieved. Generally, the benefit that industries obtain in terms of ORDER and ORGANIZATION is secondary. But… why not think of GESMATIK as a 5S project?
The 5S method originates from Japan and was conceived by TOYOTA, with the aim of ensuring cleanliness, order, and organization, understanding that these are necessary conditions to achieve greater well-being and productivity in the workplace. The term 5S refers to the initials of the 5 fundamental objectives: SEIRI, SELTON, SEISÓ, SEIKETSU, SHITSUKE, which could be translated as SEPARATE the unnecessary, SITUATE the necessary, SUPPRESS dirt, SIGNAL anomalies, and SUSTAIN improvement.
The 5S have been widely disseminated and are used by numerous organizations of various kinds, such as industrial companies, service companies, hospitals, associations, educational centers, etc.
In this post, we want to show why GESMATIK significantly contributes to the management of work materials, specifically Personal Protective Equipment, Tools, MRO, Office Supplies, or Workwear, according to the premises of the 5S. Let’s see how:
  1. SEIRI (Separate and classify): separating unnecessary elements is the first of the five phases. Every GESMATIK implementation usually begins precisely by selecting the most necessary, highest turnover, and best items, discarding others of lesser use and ensuring that the worker has everything necessary.
  2. SELTON (Order: “a place for everything and everything in its place”): GESMATIK establishes the form and place where the necessary work materials should be placed. We avoid wasting time looking for where they are; with GESMATIK, they are always inside the machine. It is very easy to locate the products (the cabinet is perfectly lit and allows full exposure of the product), it is easy to use the items (just mark a code or use the card through the control module), and in the case of multi-use materials, return them to their place (the BOX machine is designed for return items). The company should take care of some additional details within this second section, such as the arrangement of products inside the machine and ensuring that the machine(s) are near where the operators need the equipment. Guarantee FIFO (first in, first out) when replenishing products to ensure that the entire storage rotates and no items are left aged.
  3. SEISÓ (Cleaning: suppress dirt): GESMATIK is a closed cabinet, with flat surfaces and very easy to clean, even in dusty environments, the work materials are protected from any possible environmental dirt. The CYKLA solution is designed for the collection of used items that need to return to the washing cycle (textiles, surgical clogs…).
  4. SEIKETSU (standardization, no anomalies): if improper uses are identified, for example by unauthorized operators, the GESMATIK software will always show it and allows restricting access to users or limiting quantities. It is also possible to readjust in the software the minimum stock levels from which to launch the order, avoiding stockouts. Visual inspection of the machine to detect product shortages is very simple.
  5. SHITSUKE (maintain a disciplined attitude of continuous improvement): The versatility and modularity of GESMATIK allow for growth in solutions, expanding modules to extend order and organization to a larger area of the warehouse and more items. The KIOX order terminal allows extending control of product use to items that are not inside the machines but in the company’s warehouse or at the supplier. The effort to ensure everything is done as established is no longer necessary, as there is no other way to carry out the process than the established one. The convenience and advantages of these systems make the operators and managers themselves involved in the proper functioning of the system and its development and expansion.

 

If your company is considering implementing a 5S project, be sure to include one or more GESMATIK systems in your plan.

 

 

GESMATIK: ordered and organized items