Do you want to make your lean facility more visual, but aren't quite sure how? Brady's new guide, The Pocketbook of Lean Visuals, can help you get started creating effective visuals today.
This pocket-sized reference book contains 50 tried-and-true visuals that can help your lean facility increase productivity and improve employee safety. It's packed with real-world photos and visual best practices.
Hand in hand with 5S implementation is creating Visual Factory. Use of signage, demarcation lines, quality inspection points, easy to ready guages and dials
Visual elements in a workplace have a tremendous impact on education, morale, and productivity.
A visually dynamic workplace energizes employees, builds pride and ownership, and conveys the strength and currency of the organization.
Visual control are means, devices, or mechanisms that were designed to manage or control our operations (processes) so as to meet the following purposes:
Make the problems, abnormalities, or deviation from standards visible to everyone and thus corrective action can be taken immediately (Identification).
Display the operating or progress status in a easy to see format (Informative).
Provide instruction (Instructional).
Helps formulate and proliferate plans (Planning).
Visual management is an integral part of a Lean management system. Visual management uses displays, metrics and controls to help establish and maintain continuous flow, and giving everyone a view of the work along the value stream. It includes a set of techniques that make operation standards visible so that people can follow them more easily. These techniques expose waste so that it can be prevented and eliminated.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand that visual management is an integral part of Lean transformation
2. Familiarize with the common visual tools such as red tagging, activity boards, A3 storyboards, mistake-proofing, one-point lessons, standard work, kanban, etc.
3. Gain knowledge on how to apply visual tools to add structure and stability to operations, reducing variation and increasing efficiency
CONTENTS:
Introduction
5S - The foundation for a visual workplace
Types of visual management
Visual displays
Visual metrics
Visual controls
Mistake-proofing
Andons
Warning sensors
Common visual tools
Red tagging
Activity board
A3 storyboard
One-point lesson
Standard work chart
Takt time versus actual
Kanban
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Hand in hand with 5S implementation is creating Visual Factory. Use of signage, demarcation lines, quality inspection points, easy to ready guages and dials
Visual elements in a workplace have a tremendous impact on education, morale, and productivity.
A visually dynamic workplace energizes employees, builds pride and ownership, and conveys the strength and currency of the organization.
Visual control are means, devices, or mechanisms that were designed to manage or control our operations (processes) so as to meet the following purposes:
Make the problems, abnormalities, or deviation from standards visible to everyone and thus corrective action can be taken immediately (Identification).
Display the operating or progress status in a easy to see format (Informative).
Provide instruction (Instructional).
Helps formulate and proliferate plans (Planning).
Visual management is an integral part of a Lean management system. Visual management uses displays, metrics and controls to help establish and maintain continuous flow, and giving everyone a view of the work along the value stream. It includes a set of techniques that make operation standards visible so that people can follow them more easily. These techniques expose waste so that it can be prevented and eliminated.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand that visual management is an integral part of Lean transformation
2. Familiarize with the common visual tools such as red tagging, activity boards, A3 storyboards, mistake-proofing, one-point lessons, standard work, kanban, etc.
3. Gain knowledge on how to apply visual tools to add structure and stability to operations, reducing variation and increasing efficiency
CONTENTS:
Introduction
5S - The foundation for a visual workplace
Types of visual management
Visual displays
Visual metrics
Visual controls
Mistake-proofing
Andons
Warning sensors
Common visual tools
Red tagging
Activity board
A3 storyboard
One-point lesson
Standard work chart
Takt time versus actual
Kanban
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Implementing 5S results in obvious improvements within the application area, plus, or even more importantly, in the change of people’s attitude towards their work and towards what they are doing.
5S implementation is the first steps to increase the efficiency in your company and the base for the future improvements.
Understand the ideas, goals of Lean Visual Management & 5S. The 4 Phases to Visual Management explained by Nilesh Arora, a founder of AddValue Consulting Inc.
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1. MS PowerPoint Presentation including 66 slides covering the History of Lean Manufacturing, Five Lean Principles, The Seven Lean Wastes, Introduction to Lean Standard Work (Introduction, Objectives, Benefits), Basic Requirements of Lean Standard Work, Step-by-Step Process using the Four Lean Standard Work Worksheets & Examples, Takt & Cycle Time, Work Balancing, Quick Changeovers, and Kanban Solutions.
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5S Implementation - The first step to continuous improvementAdrian Oprea
Implementing 5S results in obvious improvements within the application area, plus, or even more importantly, in the change of people’s attitude towards their work and towards what they are doing.
5S implementation is the first steps to increase the efficiency in your company and the base for the future improvements.
Understand the ideas, goals of Lean Visual Management & 5S. The 4 Phases to Visual Management explained by Nilesh Arora, a founder of AddValue Consulting Inc.
This presentation was presented as a term presentation in the course of Operation Management, Iqra University.
Gemba or Genba is a problem solving technique.
If you find any correction or have any complains regarding this presentation kindly email me on my mailing account.
P.S You can also take help from a video with the same name as this presentation.
Lean Standard or Standardized Work Training ModuleFrank-G. Adler
The Lean Standard Work Training Module v3.0 includes:
1. MS PowerPoint Presentation including 66 slides covering the History of Lean Manufacturing, Five Lean Principles, The Seven Lean Wastes, Introduction to Lean Standard Work (Introduction, Objectives, Benefits), Basic Requirements of Lean Standard Work, Step-by-Step Process using the Four Lean Standard Work Worksheets & Examples, Takt & Cycle Time, Work Balancing, Quick Changeovers, and Kanban Solutions.
2. MS Excel Process Study Worksheet Template
3. MS Excel Process Capacity Worksheet Template & Example
4. MS Excel Work Chart Template & Example
5. MS Excel Work Combination Table Template & Examples
5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke. Transliterated or translated into English, they all start with the letter "S". The list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items used, maintaining the area and items, and sustaining the new order.
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Chapter 16. Facility Layout DecisionAfter selecting a facility.docxrobert345678
Chapter 16. Facility Layout Decision
After selecting a facility's location, the next major decision is to design the best physical layout for the facility. The available space needs to be assessed with workstations, equipment, storage, and other amenities need to be arranged. The goal is to create the most efficient workflow produce necessary to produce its goods or services at the highest level of quality with the lowest possible cost.
Layout planning is organizationally important not only for efficient operations, but other functions are impacted as well such as marketing which is affected by layout when clients come to the site, human resources as layout impacts people and finance as layout changes can be costly endeavors.
The layout decision can determine how efficient a facility is. In the case of the supply chain this is primarily focused in the warehousing function, in both the warehouse itself and various other areas including office and maintenance areas.
Layout should be considered in a variety of situations including when a new facility is being constructed, when there is a significant change in demand or through put volume, when a new good or service is introduced to the customer benefit package or different processes, equipment, and/or technology are installed.
The focus of layout improvements are to minimize delays in materials handling and customer movement, maintain flexibility use labor and space effectively, promote high employee morale and customer satisfaction, provide for good housekeeping and maintenance and enhance sales as appropriate in manufacturing and service facilities .
Types of Layouts
There are five primary types of workflow layouts that managers can choose from:
1. Product layout - Production line (e.g., an automobile assembly plant).
2. Process layout - Arranged in departments (e.g., hospitals, printer).
3. Hybrid layout – A combination of both product and process layouts.
4. Fixed-position layout: building a large item (e.g., airplane, cruise ship).
5. Cellular layout - Reorganizes people and machines into groups to focus on single products or product groups
We will now discuss each in some detail.
Product Layouts
Product arrangements are based on the sequence of operations that are performed during the manufacturing of a fairly standardized good or delivery of a service. Typically, work stations and equipment are located along the line of production, as with an assembly line for example. Batches of semi-finished (i.e. work in process) goods are passed to the next station in a production line.
Some examples of this type of layout include: winemaking industry, credit card processing, Subway sandwich shops, paper manufacturers, insurance policy processing, and automobile assembly lines.
Advantages of product layouts include lower work-in-process inventories, shorter processing times, less material handling, lower labor skills and relatively simple planning and contr.
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2. The Pocketbook of Lean Visuals
If you’re reading this, you’re probably looking
for new ways to make your facility more visual.
And you’re smart for doing so! Companies that
incorporate lean visuals throughout their facility are
proven to have higher productivity, reduced waste,
and improved safety.
Visuals are also essential to sustaining the
success of your lean manufacturing initiatives.
They reinforce the standards you put in place, and
help your staff and employees detect abnormalities
at a glance.
In this Pocketbook…
We’ll show you 50 tried-and-true ways to effectively
use visuals throughout your facility. Use these
examples to get started creating your own visuals
– and take the first steps to transforming your
facility into a visual workplace!
2
4. 1. ehicle traffic lanes and pedestrian
V
walkways
a busy plant, controlling the flow of people and
In
vehicles is an important safety concern. Marking
your permanent aisles and passageways is not just
a good practice - it is an OSHA requirement
(see OSHA CFR 1910.22).
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5. 2. Traffic intersections
addition to marking lanes, use precautionary
In
signals or floor signs at intersections where people
and vehicle traffic unavoidably meet.
5
6. What’s missing?
Now it’s clear!
3. Storage locations (use border
lines labels)
Border lines (e.g. striping or border marking tapes)
delineate the space allocated and make it easy
to identify when something is missing. But by
themselves, they can’t ensure that the correct items
will be returned to their proper place. That’s why
you also need labels: a label for the border area
and one for the object itself (see #4).
6
7. But which cart? That’s the one.
Order restored!
4. Label items as well as borders
Any items stored should also have a label on the
item itself that provides information about its storage
location. This label can be cross-referenced with the
label on the storage location border, as mentioned
in #3.
7
8. 5. “Keep clear” areas
Brady recommends using striped tape to mark areas
that need to be kept clear. The stripes demand
attention and help enforce compliance. Diagonal
lines inside the border can also be included for
additional visual impact.
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9. 6. In use” and “out of use” storage
“
locations
you have an item that is stored in one place
Do
while it’s being used, and another when it’s not in
use? Differentiate the two using different tape or
label colors.
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10. 7. High traffic storage areas
Floor areas that experience heavy traffic (e.g.
dragging skids or pallets) should be marked with
corner marks and dashed lines instead of traditional
floor tape:
OO Less chance that a corner mark or dash will be hit
OO E
asier to replace one corner or dash than to
replace the whole line!
10
11. 8. Stocking fixtures
Mark your shelves, flow racks, totes, and other stocking
fixtures with industrial labels that are large enough to
read at a glance. To help employees locate items faster
and reduce mistakes, make sure your visuals include:
OO A brief description
OO The part number or bar code
OO Symbols pictograms
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12. 9. Frequently re-organized storage areas
Change is one of the only constants in lean. If you
have storage areas that are regularly re-organized
or re-arranged, use magnets or labels with
repositionable adhesive.
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13. 10. Front and back of flow racks
Always mark the front of a flow rack, as this helps
reduce picking errors by the person using the parts.
It’s also important to mark the back of a flow rack to
ensure that material handlers put parts in the right
place when replenishing stock.
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14. 11. Tool shadows
Use shadow board tool tape to create a shadow
of your tool on your toolboard. Above each tool
shadow, use a label to show the name or ID number
of the tool. To expedite work and reduce motion,
you can also store tools right next to machines or
equipment using hooks, holders and magnets.
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15. 12. Color coded storage visuals
your tools have the habit of “walking off” to other
Do
departments? Color code your tool board markings
by department or work area; it’s easy to tell when
the tool from one area gets taken to another area.
15
16. 13. nside and outside of drawers, cabinets
I
and toolboxes
drawers, cabinets, toolboxes, and other
All
organizers should be marked on the outside to
clearly indicate what is contained within.
A
lso mark the inside of your storage compartments
to clearly identify where each item is properly stored.
Use foam cutouts or anti-slip mats to prevent the
items from rolling around and shifting in the drawers.
16
17. 14. Remove cabinet doors
Consider removing your cabinet doors or replacing
them with open shelving to make the contents
more visible. This encourages employees to keep
cabinets organized. Some companies even put
angled “roofs” on cabinets to ensure that items are
not inappropriately stored on top.
17
18. 15. Rejects or materials on hold for QA
Mark parts and products that need to be inspected,
or that have been inspected and have been
rejected as defective. Brady recommends using
the color orange to indicate that inspection is
needed before use; red can be used to indicate if
the product has been rejected.
18
19. 16. 5S supplies checkout board
often involves equipment that is shared between
5S
departments or work areas (e.g. cameras, label
printers, etc.). You may find it beneficial to have a
sign-out board for 5S supplies; it controls usage
and ensures that all supplies can be quickly
located when they are needed.
19
20. Production Inventory
Control Visuals
Also called material pull or kanban visuals
20
21. 17. Maximum level indicators
Visuals can reinforce stock limits and highlight
overstock situations. It can help you avoid
unnecessarily high inventory levels, which tie
up capital that could be used more efficiently
elsewhere.
21
22. 18. Minimum level indicators
Visuals can also show the point at which stock
should be reordered. If the stock falls beneath
the green line, employees know that they need to
reorder to ensure that replacement stock can be
delivered before they run out.
22
23. 19. Tri-color material pull indicators
Tri-color indicators can be used to indicate when
stock is beginning to get low. They provide
advanced warning to material handlers that
restocking will be needed soon. In this example:
OO Green signals a healthy stock
OO Y
ellow provides a warning that the stock is
getting low
OO R
ed indicates that resupply is needed
immediately 23
24. 20. atter’s boxes and FIFO lanes
B
Lines and boxes can help sequence work with
batter’s boxes and FIFO (first in, first out) lanes.
Batter’s box: a storage area next to a machine
where the “next-up” product should be stored.
lanes: visuals that mark the staging spots in
FIFO
a lane of work. The number of staging spots also
indicates the maximum amount of WIP that can be
stored, which helps prevent overproduction.
24
25. 21. Kanban cards
Kanban systems not only control inventory, but
also make the reordering process more visual and
efficient. Kanban cards (e.g. tags or magnets)
can include product descriptions and ordering
information, depending on the need.
25
26. 22. Kanban labels on bins
you use a two-bin system to control inventory
Do
and re-ordering? Place labels on the outside of the
bins to communicate information.
this example, the empty bin is taken back to the
In
central inventory area for replenishment. Parts do
not need to be packed into intermediate transport
containers or placed into other storage bins for the
production line. (No more lost kanban cards!)
26
27. 23. ob scheduling boards with time
J
calculations
D
isplays can be used to visually sequence job
orders and indicate work delays or missed deadlines.
In this example, the display visually outlines the
following information for employees and supervisors:
OO Days that jobs are scheduled to be performed
OO Planned usage
OO Available capacity
27
29. 24. Dance charts
Post standard work flow diagrams or “dance
charts” in the work area to help employees
remember the proper task sequence based on the
number of people assigned to the cell.
29
30. 25. Schedules and check sheets
Schedules show which employees should be
performing certain tasks – and when those tasks
should be done. Check sheets can also be used
to provide a visual indication that tasks are being
completed.
30
31. 26. Procedures
the steps associated with performing a task are
If
challenging to follow, make sure you have detailed
procedures available. Procedures should include:
OO What the employee needs to do
OO Order in which it should be done
OO A
mount of time it takes to do the task
(or how frequently it should be done)
OO Desired outcome
31
32. 27. One point lessons
employees are struggling to remember one step
If
in a procedure, consider creating a “one point” or
“single point” lesson. A one point lesson is different
from a typical procedure in that it focuses on one
critical point.
32
33. 28. One point labels
One-point lessons are typically depicted as
standard letter size documents. However, they are
even more effective when you condense the critical
information onto a label or set of labels. Then you
can post the information right at the point of need –
exactly where your employees can benefit from it.
33
35. 29. Lube points
Mark lubrication points with a label that identifies
the proper grease quantity and frequency. To
ensure that the correct lubricant is used, consider
also color coding the lube point label to match the
label on the appropriate grease gun.
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36. 30. Oil level indicators
Place a green and red striped label behind the oil
sight tube to help operators quickly detect when oil
levels are too high or too low. The optical properties
of the oil cause the stripes to enlarge and deflect
downward, making it easy to tell whether the
amount of oil falls in the green “good-to-go” range.
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37. 31. Drive tension guides
Drive tension guides help operators inspect for
proper tension on the drive system. Using red and
green color blocks, these visuals indicate when a
chain or belt needs to be tightened or replaced.
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38. 32. Gauge labels
Adding a simple gauge label enables any
employee to easily detect abnormalities at a glance
and at a distance. Without the label, only a trained
inspector would know if the temperature or pressure
setting is correct.
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39. 33. Normal / safe state visuals
Visuals can indicate whether valves and air dumps
are normally closed or open. These visuals help
prevent accidents when employees are putting
equipment into a safe working condition (or zero
energy state).
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40. 34. Predictive maintenance targets
essential that the location of your preventative
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maintenance readings remains consistent. The
use of predictive maintenance targets ensures that
vibration and ultrasound probes are positioned for
maximum repeatability, regardless of who takes
the reading.
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41. 35. Replacement part visuals
Roughly 25% of equipment downtime can be
attributed to parts-related issues (identifying the
correct part, looking for parts, ordering parts, etc).
Much of this wasted time can be eliminated by
placing labels on the equipment that clearly identify
the correct replacement parts.
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43. 36. Proper formatting of safety visuals
Safety visuals should always include:
OO Name of hazard OO Pictograms
OO M
agnitude of hazard OO Instructions for
OO Potential avoiding hazard
consequences
Any text should be formatted with sentence caps
and left justification for easy legibility.
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44. 37. Point-of-need safe work instructions
Hazard warnings and safe work instructions should
be posted at the point of need - right where the
hazard exists for your employees.
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45. 38. afety and fire protection equipment
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visuals
Firefighting equipment, eye wash stations, first
aid stations, safety showers, and other safety
equipment should be clearly marked with signage
to help employees easily locate them throughout
the facility.
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46. 39. afety and fire protection equipment
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floor markings
Use red and white striped floor tape to mark off the
areas in front of safety equipment and firefighting
equipment that must be kept clear, per OSHA
requirements.
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47. 40. Hazardous areas or equipment
Use a black and yellow striped marking as a
border around any area or piece of equipment
where employees may be inadvertently exposed
to a special hazard. The black and yellow border
indicates that special caution should be exercised
when entering and working in the area.
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48. 41. Electrical equipment
electrical equipment should also be marked
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with both shock and arc flash hazard warnings, as
required by NFPA70E and the National
Electric Code.
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50. 42. Wayfinding
Post direction or wayfinding signs throughout your
facility to help people find their way around the
building. Mark all of your rooms and offices with
visual identifiers, and then post facility diagrams
throughout your facility to help people pinpoint
where they are.
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51. 43. Emergency egress markings
Your facility should have emergency egress
markings to help people safely exit in the event of
an emergency. According to IBC/IFC regulations,
exits and exit access doors must be marked
with approved exit signs. Egress pathways and
stairwells should also have glow-in-the-dark
markings to facilitate safe exits in dark “lights out”
conditions.
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52. 44. Production processes and work cells
processes and work cells should be properly
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identified so everyone can easily understand
the content and sequence of the work being
performed. Visuals should include:
OO The name of the area or cell
OO What type of work is performed
OO What type of product is produced
OO T
he next upstream or downstream process
(if applicable)
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53. AIR COMPRESSOR #1
ACP-1
DISCONNECT: SWITCH 237
SWITCH 237
ACP-1 MAIN DISCONNECT
45. Electrical disconnects
Every piece of equipment that is electrically-
powered should be marked with a label that states
the location of the disconnect switches or other
energy isolating devices. This helps ensure that
the equipment is properly de-energized before
servicing, avoiding accidents and possibly even
saving lives.
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54. 46a. Pipe marking
While ANSI standards only require that the content
and direction of flow be shown on pipemarkers,
it can be useful to also indicate the source and
destination points. This simplifies and expedites
the process of tracing pipes through the facility
when you need to shut down a specific section
or process.
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55. 46b. Equipment ID
Visual devices should be placed directly onto
your equipment to facilitate easy asset care and
management. The benefits include:
OO Asset tracking
OO lear
C direction when reporting problems
(enabling maintenance people to readily know
which machine to investigate)
OO etter
B equipment histories (If maintenance
and repair tasks are tracked, identifying the
equipment ensures that the data is properly
assigned.)
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57. 47. LDM boards
Format your lean daily management boards to not
only track metrics, but to also drive improvement!
Consider maintaining 4 charts for each metric that is
important to that area:
OO C
hart #1: A trend chart comparing actual metrics
to goals over time (day, week, month, etc.).
OO C
hart #2: A living pareto chart, which includes
issues that have been identified and the frequency
of their occurrence so problems can be prioritized.
OO C
hart #3: A sheet that guides employees through
root cause analysis and problem solving.
OO C
hart #4: An action plan spreadsheet that outlines
existing countermeasures, along with their owners,
due dates and statuses.
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58. 48. Kaizen idea boards
kaizen idea board keeps employee suggestions
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and follow-up actions visible to both managers
and employees. In this example, kaizen ideas are
written on Post-It notes, placed in the large box on
the left, and reviewed by managers at a regular
time interval (i.e. every day, every week). They are
prioritized using the 4-box block, and up to 3 ideas
are acted upon at a time.
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59. 49. A4 boards
A4s are documents that can assist with problem
resolution. They document the root cause analysis
and outline the countermeasures that were put
in place to correct the problem. It can be very
beneficial to display this type of information to
promote visibility and input from a larger group.
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60. 50. “Kaizen painted” equipment
Any time a piece of equipment is kaizened or
improved, paint that item a different color. Over
time, more and more equipment in your facility
will be changed to the new color, dramatically
highlighting the impact of the kaizen activity and
reminding your team of the progress they’ve made
over time.
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Visit our website for additional information on visual
workplace, 5S workplace organization and other lean
manufacturing initiatives.
You’ll find a variety of other downloads that can help
you with your lean journey, including:
OO Articles OO Handbooks
OO Webcasts OO And more!
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a visually instructive workplace. Whether it’s a small
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tags and more onsite and on demand. Brady printers
help create professional-quality visuals that are easy to
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For more information:
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Create durable, professional-looking signs, charts and
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