Where Does a Tool Go?

Standard for determining a home for a tool:

Y - go to question 2

N - Belongs where it is, find a home

2. Is it used more than once a week at this station?

  Y - Belongs where it is, find a home at the station. This should be a dedicated tool for this station.

  N - go to question 3

3. Are the other processes on the same side or are they on both sides?

Same side - put it in central tool storage on the side it was found

Both sides - Go to question 4

4. Does it cost more than $10

  Y - put it in central tool storage in workshop

  N - go to question 5

5. Are there multiple processes on the side it was found in addition to the processes on the other side?

Y - buy another one and put the new one in central tool storage on the other side, put the one you found in central tool storage on the side it was found

N - buy another one and put the new one in central tool storage