Point-of-Use Storage
Workplace Organisation
Point-of-Use Storage (POUS)
Point-of-Use Storage
Storing materials, tools or information directly where they are consumed to reduce motion and waiting.
Examples
- 01With point-of-use storage, screws and clips are kept in labelled bins at the station where they are used, instead of in a central store 40 m away.
- 02During the weekly 5S audit, the team checks that each point-of-use storage location has the right part, a max/min mark and a refill signal.
- 03When point-of-use storage reveals that one bin is always empty by noon, its size is increased and the change is added to the station standard.