This session will provide a clear distinction between implementing 5S and Visual Workplace. Examples and short cuts from Best Practice companies will be profiled along with a demonstration that offers a tremendous cost savings opportunity for your implementation.
At first glance managers look around their facilities and quickly see the need for 5S or workplace organization. The mistake that they make immediately, is assuming that 5S is Visual Workplace. Guess what…they are wrong. Implementing 5S is only the beginning. 5S simply clears the path so that the real work can begin. The Visual Workplace is a place where visuals share information quickly, accurately and completely. Visuals direct people to a given location to help them quickly evaluate a process, determine if it’s running normally or abnormally, and direct them to make corrections quickly when needed. Without information this is an impossible task. Visual Workplace, LLC has worked with hundreds of companies that are in mist of their Lean transformation and the conclusion is unanimous. You won’t GET LEAN…until you GET VISUAL!
Ask any manger as they walk through their facility, “Can you analyze the status of your business without asking a single question?” Are you producing your product at the quoted cycle/takt time? What is your scrap rate? How efficiently is your equipment running? What are your customer demands? Are you making on-time shipments? Is your facility a safe place to work? Are your new product launches ahead or behind schedule? How much waste has been identified and eliminated this year? What continuous improvement projects are being implemented? Do you have optimum inventory levels? These questions and many more lead mangers to one conclusion…information deficits exist everywhere. If a question must be asked then there exists and information deficit. Operators, supervisors and support staff have recognized the existence of information deficits but there has been no motivation or tools available to eliminate them inexpensively and easily until now. Standardizing your implementation tools are critical. |
