i want some metrics to be used in lean purchasing?

Question

i am working on lean in purchasing project. i would like to have some metrics in place to measure the benefits of 5S program.

Answer 1

FIRST S-SORTING(GOOD AND BAD, USEABLE AND NON USEABLE)
SECOND S- SYSTEMIC ARRANGEMENT(ONCE SORTED KEEP SYSTEMATICALLY TO HAVE TRACEABILITY)
THIRD S-**** AND SPAN(KEEP ARRANGED THINGS ALWAYS READY TO USE AND IN DIRT FREE AND TIDY STATUS)
FOURTH S-STANDARDIZE(MAKE A PROCESS FOR ABOVE THREE STAGES AND MAKE STANDARDS AND ALSO KEEP ON REVIEWING THESE.)
FIFTH S- SELF DISCIPLINE(INDIVIDUAL HAS TO COMMIT)

I have use 5-S check lists throughout the plant that were audited monthly. I would use the audit sheets to get a total of deviations for the entire facility. This was posted monthly. The chart listed each area, how many deviations per shift, and the % of effectiveness. Very simple to do. The hard part is when an area as less than 90%, I would issue an internal corrective action to the person responsible.

The biggest areas for purchasing I could see would be #'s 1 and 2. If nonconforming material, raw material, and suspect material cannot be accurately accounted for, inventory control and restocking levels will be grossly over/underestimated. This is where # 5 is important. Purchasing has to be notified immediately of any issues that would affect production to protect the customer. This cannot be deviated from.

Hope this helps.