Implementation of Set-in-order S tool in LEAN and non-LEAN processes

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Five day Kaizen event- S tools implementation
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Introduction
Lean in business means maximizing value and minimizing waste. It aims to increase the
value that the customers receive while decreasing or eliminating waste within the service system
(Zhou 458). When Brad Hirsch became the General Manager and Vice President of the Caesars
Entertainment, he led the implementation of the LEAN operating principles which improved the
operations of the company significantly. One of the LEAN tools used was the 5S usually
conveyed as sort, set-in-order, shine, standardize, and sustain.
Comparison of the Set-in-order S tool to LEAN and non-LEAN
The set-in-order S tool describes the concept of ensuring everything in the business is in
the right place, and at the right time (Drohomeretski et al. 811). Every item needs to be located at
a specific area where it can be easily accessed. Typically, this could involve grouping related
items in one region as well as marking this places clearly for easy visibility. The main idea
behind this is to make sure anyone can trace these items quickly. It all starts by re-arranging the
area and grouping the items again. The team at Tunica, therefore, grouped the items in three
piles; (1) items that were certainly needed, (2) those they were not sure whether they needed, and
(3) those were not needed. Those that were not required were discarded or repurposed while the
certainly needed ones were set in order. The not-so-sure-of-the-need pile was analyzed keenly,
and the items were determined whether they were useful or not. Therefore, placing them in the
designated area or discarded.
Compared to the non-lean, the lean approach is very effective in putting things in order
and making the place tidy (Piercy and Nick 285). For instance, in the kaizen event, the
employees were able to eliminate waste observations between 25%-90%. As such, the process