5S Newsletter-Edition1

TAMCO SWITCHGEAR (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD 15 September 2017 Volume 1, Issue 1

The 5S Inside this issue

Newsletter Message from the 5S Chairman ........................ 2
Recap—1st “S” ................................................. 2
The 5S Journey From Rajesh Dhiman’s Laptop .......................... 3
Q&A with Mr. Loke Seng Leong......................... 3
The 5S journey for everyone in TAMCO started way back in What is coming up?........................................... 4
mid 2015 and it started officially in November 2015 when we
launched it. It was a big push towards the be erment of how Special points of interest
we do things. It can be said that it was a great leap into sub-
scribing to a more systema c manner in how we approach Brainteaser........................................................ 4
and carry out our daily tasks in the work place, which can also Quiz / Riddles .................................................... 4
be applied at home. In short, the 5S was and is necessary in
TAMCO. The Management had made it clear that we in Audit/ Spot check............................ 4
TAMCO need to subscribe to the 5S to make our Organiza on
be er.

In The Beginning

The launching of the 5S in November 2015 was the easy part
since most of the hard work has already been done by the
various Commi ees —Audit, Standardiza on, Training and
Promo on to ensure that we are able to launch it as planned.
Everyone of us at a certain point in me back then was di-
rectly or indirectly involved.

Certainly, how can we ever forget of the Red Tags, the
Holding Room and everything else that relates to the SEIRI
stage, we diligently went around looking for items that are no
longer serving its purpose and gathering dust to be Red
Tagged and in the process, cleared our space of the clu er.
Such was the energy displayed that we had no problems
clearing the first “S” - SEIRI.

We applied the same energy for the following two stages of
SEITON and SEISO.

Where are we Now?

We are at the tail end of the journey and we need to conform
to the fourth and fi h “S” of SEIKETSU and SHITSUKE respec-

vely. Hence, let us all remind ourselves of the need to com-
plete this mission.

Mr. Umesh Bharadwaj Message from the 5S
5S Chairman Chairman

5S is needed in TAMCO to eliminate wasteful ac vi-
Staff Opinions es, increase efficiency in work and make it a safe work-
place. With TAMCO increasing its global footprint, it was
Tan Ngee Ann (Manager, Produc on) essen al to embark on the ini a ve.

Semenjak syarikat kita melancarkan 5S, keadaan The journey has been exci ng so far with all employ-
kilang lebih kemas, bersih dan teratur. Semua perker- ees exhibi ng enthusiasm and commitment & are working
ja melaksanakan kerja dengan seragam, berdisiplin towards success of his 5S ini a ve. The shop floor has
dan sen asa mengamalkan 5S. become clean and organized and workplaces neat, leading
to increase mo va on and efficiency in work.
Muhammad Parvares (Engineer, R&D)
The progress has been slow, but steady and effec ve.
Everything is own posi on and we are able to find It is changing the culture of the organiza on and making it
very fast. Environment very clean and looks nice, more efficient. Our customer too have commented posi-
looks much be er. TAMCO is moving towards profes-
sional company vely on the impact of 5S in the shop floor and we have
carried a good impression of TAMCO being a well orga-
Muzamil (Supervisor, Fabrica on) nized and efficient company.

Keadaan laluan di tempat kerja agak kemas dan “Lean & Organized Towards Customer
pekerja berusaha dan bekerjasama mengekalkan Sa sfac on”
keadaan itu. Menyarankan management untuk men-
gadakan training 5S untuk pekerja-pekerja baru. Recap—1st “S”
Harapan meneruskan training dari semasa ke semasa
untuk semua pekerja supaya semangat 5S dak SEIRI — SORT— SISIH
hilang
To sort unnecessary items in the work place & discard them.
Yap Chow Choi (Senior Manager,
Industrial Engineering Dept)

It is good ini a ve to starts with the 5S implementa-
on. I think 5 s is one of the basic element for the

company challenge of 5S. 5S implementa ons should
be well communicate and work together for everyone
in TAMCO to achieve 5S goal. The culture of 5S should
be built from the start no ma er who you are.

2

Q&A with
Mr. Loke Seng Leong

From Rajesh Q : Why is 5S needed?
Dhiman’s Laptop
A : Generally to ins ll a discipline in
Mr. Rajesh Dhiman your workplace in terms of
5S Deputy Chairman diness and cleanliness. This
will eventually lead to reflec on of
The basic purpose of any Business / Organiza on is all systema c planning in terms of
about working efficiently, elimina ng waste in the process for tardiness on both spirit and
maximizing profit for its stakeholders. TAMCO as an organiza on mind of terms areas of personal.
has grown mu -folds in last 50 years and to con nue for many
more coming years, we need to remain Lean in our opera ons and Q : How’s the journey so far from
‘5S’ is founda on and star ng point for Lean Manufacturing. what you observed?

The 5S is all about cultural changes in the organiza on. A : The journey have been sinusoidal
It’s equally difficult to remain engaged with it for long- me. Ini al
engagement of whole team was commendable which had resulted at best due to the difficul es
in visible improvements in many areas. However, this being an
endless journey, we all need to work towards sustaining it for long faced in making a large
and gear-up for next level.
group or organiza on to move in
Lastly, I could see a large par cipa on from produc on
shops which has resulted in a remarkable improvement on House- tandem. This is almost equivalent
keeping standard on shop-floor since we have embarked on this
journey. The same was appreciated by many Customers in last one to making elephants walk
year. However, we have large scope to improve and especially in
office area. on ght ropes.

Q : Your opinion on the progress of 5S
of this plant?

A : However, despite above setbacks,
as usual the spirit of TAMCO
Boleh is reflected in last many
months and I admire especially
personal in factory is almost al
ways doing 5S con nuously
in the their worksta ons. Hopefully
this type of momentum will
con nue to spur office lads
to do the same.

Going forward to finish the last
mile will however require
everyone’s herculean effort to
complete the Marathon, which is
always the most difficult last mile
per say.

Mr. Loke Seng Leong
Head of Standardization Committee

3

Brainteaser What is coming up?

One day Abraham Lincoln was Steering Commi ee has decided to conduct a
coun ng the stars in the night
Spot Check Audit star ng this month
sky. A er a few minutes of
coun ng, he wondered what the (September 2017)
first number would be to contain
both his ini als ("A" and "L"). Can worst bestThe
and the areas
you figure it out?
to be published at 5S bulle n board for reference.
Note: Ignore the word "and" in
numbers (e.g. two hun-
dred and three).

Therefore, kindly ensure your places were 5S

Quiz / Riddles

- Five Brothers - - You Can Stay For Free -

I have four iden cal brothers. - Made In Silence - A place where you can stay for free,
I don't get out as much as them. Though not a place you'd want to
While the four of them go I am usually made in silence be.
around, Quite o en before a flame.
I sleep quietly, in the dark. The people here all dress the same,
I am o en forgo en about, I cost nothing It ma ers not why they came.
But in mes of trouble And the sky is the limit
I will be woken and called upon Guests are dressed in black and
And I will save the day. What am I? white,

What am I? And there's a curfew every night.

- I'm Told What To Do - What am I?

Every night I'm told what to - Tears To Your Eyes -
do,
and each morning I do what I can bring tears to your eyes,
I'm told. Resurrect the dead,
Yet I s ll don't escape your Make you smile,
scold. And reverse me.
I form in an instant,
What am I? But I last a life me.

What am I?

Brought to you by the Promotion Team (Answers will be provided in the next edi on)