5s training in Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd

This study aims to explore how a manufacturing company trains their employees in 5S and to identify the effect of 5S training for employees. Qualitative approach and single-case study are chosen in this study. The information was collected through interview from Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn....

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Main Authors: Ho, Jee Ying, Nordin, Norani
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/19292/1/STMLgoGreen%202015%200438_446.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/19292/
https://issuu.com/fadhilahmatyamin/docs/stmlgogreenabstractbook
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Summary:This study aims to explore how a manufacturing company trains their employees in 5S and to identify the effect of 5S training for employees. Qualitative approach and single-case study are chosen in this study. The information was collected through interview from Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd. The researcher had done an in-depth interviewed with production engineers and worker in the company.In Infineon Technologies, 5S training conducted by lecture, in-house training and practical training test certification. The impacts of 5S training can be divided into two elements: employees and organization. Employees will get benefits from 5S training such as employee’s attitude changed into positive, value of cleaning, improved employee’s satisfaction, and less wastage and scrap at the workplace. Meanwhile, the organization will get benefits from 5S training such as employees helped removed or eliminated unnecessary equipment or materials, employees will know systematizing of organization, ease in work flow, zero defects, zero waste, zero incidences or accidents, zero un-scheduled breakdowns, zero delays and zero complaints.This study was limited to the employees from the production department. Hence, the researcher expects to expand the sample size in future research.