SHADOW BOARD
SYSTEMS A MUST
FOR GMP
A comprehensive and fully customisable 5S shadow board
system encompassing colour-coding control to support
GMP (good manufacturing practice) and lean management
principles has been developed by WR & D Wells. Flavoured tobacco is enticing
5S is a management system to
ensure efficiency, consistency and
safety in fast-paced manufacturing
facilities and is originally derived
from Japanese ‘six sigma’ practices
of Sort, Set in order, Sustain, Shine
and Standarise - each ‘S’ in the
5S programme has an important
meaning and objective. 5S forms a
solid foundation upon which many
organisations base their drive for
continuous improvement, and is a
systematic and methodical approach
allowing teams to organise
their workplace in the safest and
most efficient manner.
The discipline to check and repair
equipment should be included in the
process, and managed through the
use of team-generated audit documents,
completed on an agreed
frequency by responsible owners
within the work place. The benefits
of implementing a robust 5S system
include improved safety; fundamental
business measure and key
driver; employees gain a sense of
ownership, involvement and responsibility;
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reduction in waste; improved
performance in productivity, quality
and team morale; and increased
profitability.
Wells signage and storage systems
make it easy to implement some
of the key pillars of 5S in work
places. Its team has a great deal of
experience helping to implement
best practice when it comes to
colour-coding with Vikan cleaning
equipment, developing tool boards
and even boards to store engineering
/ machine parts.
Wells has developed a large library
of images and can custom configure
a heavy-duty shadow board to
a client’s exact needs - including
wording, colours, products and any
other important instructional notes.
The process is simple and begins
with an obligation-free site survey.
From this a report is generated, and
suggestions offered on best practice
and implementation.
For further information, please call
Wells Hygiene on 09 263 9332 or
email sales@wellshygiene.co.nz.
FANCY A MINTFLAVOURED
young and susceptible nonsmoking
New Zealanders
to smoke, new research
from University of Otago says, and
the tobacco companies have been
accused of breaking promises of
working towards a smoke-free
world. The study examined 425
smoking and 390 non-smoking
young adults’ responses to
flavour capsule cigarettes which,
when crushed, add a flavour
to inhaled cigarette smoke and
allow users to customise their
smoking experience by reducing
the harshness. Lead researcher
Professor Janet Hoek says the
findings suggest susceptible
non-smokers see flavour capsules
as more appealing, and they are
more likely to experiment with
these than with unflavoured
cigarettes. “Tobacco companies
have recently made much of their
desire to promote a smoke-free
world,” she says. “However,
these claims are inconsistent with
their product innovations, which
make smoked tobacco products
more appealing to non-smoking
SMOKE?
young people.” Smokers observed
preferred unflavoured cigarettes to
the capsule flavours tested, while
susceptible non-smokers showed
the reverse pattern and preferred
the flavoured capsule cigarettes to
the unflavoured option. Susceptible
non-smokers were more than
three times as likely to choose
a ‘fruit burst’ or ‘pineapple and
mango’ flavour than an unflavoured
cigarette. As well as using a choice
experiment, the researchers also
examined scenarios where smokers
and susceptible non-smokers
indicated how likely they would
be to accept different cigarettes
offered to them. “Because most
smokers give taste as the main
reason why they smoke a particular
brand, it is logical that they are not
interested in new products that will
change that taste,” Hoek says. “By
contrast, susceptible non-smokers
are likely to prefer a product that
makes smoking a more palatable
experience.” Hoek says the
findings show how important it is
to continue monitoring tobacco
companies’ marketing strategies.
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