Six Sigma best practices for supply storage
Whether you’re setting up a new facility or want to give your existing supply storage a facelift, this Six Sigma guide can help you organize supplies efficiently and improve the accuracy of ordering.
Check out this Six Sigma guide for best practices around supply storage, including:
- The five S's for improved organization: Sort, straighten, shine, standardize & sustain
- General guidelines
- Central supply room setup
- Storage cabinet item placement
- Satellite supply room setup
- 2-bin and Kanban system
- Periodic automatic replenishment (PAR)
- Bar code example with PAR level
- Examples of organized shelving by category