Clean Files with 5S Without Breaking Records
Apply 5S to a records workspace without unsafe deletion.
A shared-drive cleanup deleted files before classifying record status and hold risk. 5S for records: sort by record status, set official locations, shine duplicates safely, standardize rules, and sustain through review cadence. The dangerous shortcut is using 5S as permission to delete anything old or messy. Records cleanup must respect authority, holds, and ownership. Sort safely Create zones: active record, convenience copy, disposition candidate, owner review. Unknown records are reviewed, not deleted. Set in order Move active records to the system of record and label convenience copies with cleanup rules. The official location must be obvious. Shine and standardize Remove…
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