A place for everything

This draws us to an important conclusion To use time wisely, create and use a filing system. The old proverb puts this in more memorable terms  

Have a place for everything and have everything in its place. 

I suppose there may be complex theories of how best to create a personal 

As a concrete example, I have listed the major categories of my own personal filing system  

Student, course, and short-course files are peculiar to my line of work, but project and proposal files are probably necessary in yours as weU. It is often useful to distinguish between active and inactive projects and proposals, relegating the inactive kind to deeper storage. 

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Every company should develop a standard form for their economic calculations, with a place for everything and everything in its place. As management becomes familiar with the form, it is easier to evaluate projects and choose among several based on their merits, rather than the presentation. 

In this chapter, we ve examined ways to waste and to save time. The primary key to personal organization is to have a place for everything and have everything in its place, which reqnires the establishment and use of a personal filing system where all your business papers can find their final resting place. 

Order and system are imperative, especially if several operations are conducted at the same time. If there be a place for everything, and everything in its place," much lime will be spared. If a process be of such a nature that it requires a number of vessels, each vessel should be numbered with a small gum label and the notes of the operatioD should indicate the stage of the process in each vessel. 

Housekeeping is a clear indicator of safety culture. The level of housekeeping, or business order (a place for everything and everything in its place, always), clearly reflects how well the internal safety systems are working. 

Having employees work in a neat, clean, and orderly work environment constantly impacts their attitudes toward safety, and this pristine workplace becomes the way the organization operates—cleanly, orderly, and safely. No amount of behavior modification or observations can affect the attitudes of employees more than letting than operate in a neat and tidy work area where everything is in its place and there is a place for everything, aU the time. 

Straightening - There should be a place for everything, and everything should be in its place. The place for each item should be clearly labeled or demarcated. Items should be arranged in a manner that promotes efficient work flow. Workers should not have to repetitively bend to access materials. Each tool, part, supply, piece of equipment, etc. should be kept close to where it will be used (i.e., straighten the flow path). 

Simplifying Is the next step in the 5S process. If there is a place for everything retained, and those places are well marked and labeled and known to the staff, it is easier to find tools, parts and the equipment needed to do a job and to keep things orderly. Simplifying in a disciplined manner promotes the identification of hazardous situations and makes it easier to complete tasks with less risk. 

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