Course Title: Apply 5S procedures in a manufacturing environment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3221

Course Title: Apply 5S procedures in a manufacturing environment

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5351C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2011

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge when embarking on a competitive manufacturing strategy using 5S as one of the tools to maintain the housekeeping and other standards set by 5S.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MCMT240A Apply 5S procedures in a manufacturing environment

Elements:

1. Sort needed from unneeded

2. Set the workplace in order

3. Shine the work area

4. Standardise activities

5. Sustain the 5S system


Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to sort needed from unneeded, set the workplace in order, shine the work area, stadardise activities and sustain the 5S system.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to sort needed from unneeded, set the workplace in order, shine the work area, stadardise activities and sustain the 5S system. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.