1. The Visual Workplace
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2. Monitoring progress towards targets.
Visual Information
Standards methods, quality, maintenance, material location & quantities.
Targets attendance, quality, productivity, cost, uptime & delivery time
Monitoring progress towards targets.
Problems visual & audible - live or recurring
Defects visual & audible e.g. quality care points
Information must be highly visible and used to take action when necessary by everybody
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3. Label everything so others know what they are
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4. Dirty & Untidy Workplace
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5. A Cleaner and more Organised Workplace
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6. The Visual Office Workload Indicator Forms Rack Fax Printer Copier
Q Cards
Process Map
Workload
Indicator
Cabinet
Software
Personnel
Forms Rack
Cleaning
Station
Incomplete,
WIP or
Backlogs
Procedures
Performance
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7. The Visual Lab - How Well Are We Doing?
Jane /
Andy’s
Office

8. Organisation = Efficiency
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9. Visual Control: Forms Form XXXX XXZZ YYXX ZZXY MAX MIN
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10. Visual Control: Materials
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11. QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE WORKSTATION IN OPERATION
Andon Light Standards
Permanent
Blinking
(Optional)
WORKSTATION STOPPAGE
EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN
CALL FOR - SET-UP MAN
- SENIOR
INSPECTOR /
QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE
WORKSTATION IN OPERATION
WORKSTATION IN SET-UP
NOTES: - The position of the lights are also a standard
- No light means lack of scheduled work
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12. Floor Marking Standards
Colour Specification
Red Hazardous waste
Yellow Gangways and walkways
Blue Material receiving buffer stock
Green In process material
White Material to be moved
Yellow & Black Waste & reject material
Red & White Non-conforming material
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13. Example : Skills matrix
Work Bench x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Work Activity x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Person A
Person B
Person C
Person D
Person E
Person F
Person G
Person H
Person I
Person J
Legend :
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Knows
Can Do
Can Do
Can Teach
Basics
With Help
Without Help
Someone Else