Micro Lesson: Visual Control
Learn about visual controls and how they are designed to represent the status of standards at-a-glance in the workplace.
Visual Management
Kamishibai Example Utilizing GembaDocs
See the evolution of a tasks list into a kamishibai board that also incorporates the use of GembaDocs for SOP distribution. Simple visual controls like this helps to support 5S / 3S and standardization efforts.
Kamishibai Example | TPM Audit
See a simple example of a kamishibai visual control for daily, weekly, and monthly tasks that must be performed.
Standardization & Standard Work: Characteristics of Great Standards
Survey six characteristics of great standards. They put safety first, are high quality, are best demonstrated, simple, visual, and physical.
Fundamentals: Lean Management
Understand concepts of lean management. Learn how lean management differs from traditional management behavior. Recognize the three technical elements necessary to create a lean culture: 1) visual controls, 2) leader standard work, 3) daily accountability. Discover how a lean team leader differs from other organizations.
Fundamentals: Visual Management
Learn how to apply the concept of visual management and introduce physical visual controls and information-based visual controls. See a production tracking chart (hour over hour), monthly tracking chart, job-by-job chart, and task completion chart.
Creating a Visual Workplace at the Lean Donut Shop | Episode 6
Discover how creating a “visual workplace” was essential for creating teamwork and accountability at the Lean Donut Shop. We used a kanban wall for all kitchen prep activities so that anyone in the business could determine at-a-glance exactly what work had to be performed. Before this the work was “invisible” in the head of primarily one employee. By standardizing the work and making it visual, we were then able to function more like a team and share the responsibilities of the kitchen.
Take Standardization (and Kaizen) Next Level with Simple and Visual Design
Learn the TWO characteristics that can take your kaizen culture next-level, and make work easy for everyone. Working at a lean organization should be so easy it’s like going back to Kindergarten–so easy a child can do it! This happens when simplicity and visual design is incorporated into every detail of your work.
Visual Management Boards at Franklin Building Supply
The shipping team and installation team schedule is made simple and visual in order to clarify requirements and speed up recognition.