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 "A Visual Workplace is a "place where
ANYBODY can identify ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME without any delay and without anybody's
help," says the team implementing Visual Workplace Management at Tata Steel. Central
to this concept is designating a home for all items and labelling each item so that things
are returned to their proper storage area after use. An organisation which adopts this
concept provides a safe, clean, neatly arranged workplace with a specific "name and
address" for everything and eliminates those that are not required.But a name and place are not all that comes about. It is driven by the concept that rather than detailed manuals and voluminous instructions, effective communication in a workplace can be achieved through "the power of pictures". A workplace which uses visuals encounters experiences fewer misunderstanding and orders gone awry. Implementation of a Visual Workplace therefore requires people from all functions of the plant to work together since it encompasses all aspects of operation.
Companies who have implemented visual workplace management bring about better safety levels, improved quality, a reduction in inventory levels, on-time deliveries, availability of critical information at a glance and immediate results such as decreased process time and machine down time. Visual communication helps in burning about higher employee morale by building a sense of belonging to the factory within the workers. As a result productivity and effectiveness get a boost. How to get started A workplace which desires to implement the concept Visual Workplace Management must first complete 5S, that is Sorting, Systematising, Shining, Standardising and Self-Discipline. Otherwise implementation will be ineffective and an unnecessary expenditure. Developing Visual Controls
Perfection may not happen in the first go, but results will certainly happen and the final outcome is a workplace that makes sense. |
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Benefits from Visual Management
Before the actual visual signals, which have many
types, are developed the Visual Management team suggest that you consider looking at
guidelines such as checking the actual requirement, simplicity and ease of operation,
indications of a normal and abnormal condition, the clarity of signal to everyone, and
that it should not hamper performance or cause damage if the visual control does not work.
The ideal signal will automatically spark action they say.