Application Of The 5S Method In an Algerian Firm

In an unstable context characterized by the turbulence of markets and the competitive pressures, the firm is forced to adopt a strategy of development to remain competitive. The membership of Algeria to several global organizations imposes on the Algerian company a need for particular adaptation. New challenges await the Algerian firm, changes generated by the liberation of exchange and world competition. To improve its competitiveness to prepare for international competition, this article proposes an adaptation of the management system of the Algerian firm through a Lean Manufacturing tool, the 5S method. The 5S tool improves productivity because it is designed to check the manufacturing process and ensure that dysfunctions are identified and dealt. The validation of the 5S method was tried on essential equipment in the gas Algerian company. Every S is applied to every dysfunction of this equipment found from the Ishikawa diagram and the results are proposed solutions or actions that will allow an improvement of the production process by elimination of the wasting and therefore improve the competitiveness of this company.