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Visual ManagementVisual Management

Information CentersInformation Centers

Marek Piatkowski

January 2011

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Workplace Information CenterWorkplace Information Center

Information boards located on the manufacturing floor.

Used by Managers and Supervisors to post, track and review:

daily production results

operational availability

daily issues and concerns

problem solving activities

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Visual ManagementVisual Management

Visual Controls

status identification

“automotive dashboard”

any abnormality identified immediately

ability to see a problem at a glance

problems are made a lot more visible in a clean and well

organized workplace.

being able to see a problem is a first step towards solving a

problem

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Purpose of Information BoardsPurpose of Information Boards

Record, share and evaluate performance of the system

Minimize response time to identify and solve problems

Involve and focus support teams on priority actions

Share information with all the people involved, at the same time,

within a minimum lead time

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Types of Information BoardsTypes of Information Boards

Level I

Company Information Board.

Level II

Information Boards for a Value Stream or a Product Line. These

are called Shop Floor Manager or Value Stream Leader Boards.

Level III

Information Boards for a Work Cell or a Production Area. These

are also called Supervisor or Group Leader Boards

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Workplace Information CenterWorkplace Information CenterWorkplace Information CenterWorkplace Information Center

Three types of data:

1. Current daily

information

2. Monthly or weekly

trends

3. Problem solving

activities

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

40%

50%

Daily Results

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Y-A

xis

X-Axis

Monthly Trends

Concern Action Leader Dates

Daily Corrective Action Plan

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Workplace Information Center - Standard FormatWorkplace Information Center - Standard Format

Safety Quality Delivery Cost

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Cross

Pin

Chart

Top 3

Causes

Top 3

Causes

FTTQ

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Customer

Map

Parts/Op/

100 Hours

Top 3

Causes

Top 3

Causes

Supv.

Fin.

Score

Card

Hourly

Performance

Board

OtherQuality

Engineering

Supervisor

Maintenance

Material

Available

Daily

Customer

Requirements

Daily Dept.

Break

Schedule

1 Day

Capacity

Yesterday

Actual

Department/Cell

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Effective PlanningEffective Planning

Is driven by understanding customer needs (present and future)

Balances daily management with improvement activities

Identifies the critical few objectives

Evaluates resource constraints

Establishes performance measures

Develops detailed implementation plan

Identifies ownership and accountability

Conducts regular reviews of progress

Continually improve the planning process

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Lean Transformation SolutionsLean Transformation Solutions

Marek PiatkowskiMarek Piatkowski

F.S.PF.S.P. Consulting Inc.. Consulting Inc.

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