Introduction

Visual control in the Kaizen conception

LEAN CONCEPTION
Profit
management
ORDERING UNIFY I N T E G R AT I O N IMPROVEMENT
 ONE PIECE FLOW  SELF LERNING
 HEIJUNKA ORGANIZATION Quality and Logistic
Cost management
ANALYSIS PROJECTS PRODUCTION LEVEL PRODUCTION’S PRODUCT’S safety management management
BALANCING INTEGRATION INTEGRATION
 BIG  5S PRINCIPLE  KANBAN Workers’ Products
PICTURE OF FLOW CONTROL  ERP RESOURCES  CE Information Equipment
ANALYSIS WORKPLACE  MRP II PLANNING PRODUCT DESIGN
operations and materials
 VALUES ORGANIZA- PLANNING OF  TPM TOTAL ACCORDING TO
CHAIN’S TION MATERIALS NEEDS PRODUCTION CLIENT NEEDS
MATRIX  WORK  QFD Standardization
MAINTENANCE
 ANALYSIS CLIENTS’ VALUE
STANDARDI-  TQM TOTAL
ANALYSIS
OF QUALITY ZATION QUALITY
PILLARS  SMED MANAGEMENT 5S (Good Housekeeping)
 ANALYSIS REDUCTION  ESP FLEXIBLE
OF OF CHANGE- PRODUCTION
CONTRACTOR’S
DEMAND’S OVERS TIMES SYSTEM
CHANGE  TPM
INTEGRATION Muda elimination
 ANALYSIS MAINTENA-
 BENCHAMRKING
OF VALUE NCE OF
MACHINES
CHANGE Team work Moral enhancement Selfdiscipline
ADDED TIME
EXPERIENCES Visual management QC circles Sugestion system
AND DEVICES
BETWEEN
 VISUAL
COMPANIES
CONTROL
 MISTAKES
CONTROL

Fig. 1. Place of Visual Control in the Kaizen conception: a) Lean manufacturing, b) Gemba Kaizen,
c) Toyota Production System.
Andons Signage Colour Coding Floor Marking Visual Procedures Shadow Boards

Some useful Visual Management Techniques

 Introduction

Meaning of visual control in TPS

7th rule of Toyota management:
"Use visual control so that no problem remains hidden."
(LIKER J.K. 2005)

TPS The Toyota Way recognizes that visual

Production perfection
management complements humans
because we are visually, tactilely, and
Just In Time 5S Jidoka audibly oriented.
 Takt Time Visual control  Quality builit
 One piece Kanban in process
flow SMED  Poka-Yoke The best visual indicators are right at the
 Pull system TPM  5 x why work site, where they can jump out at
you and clearly indicate by sound, sight,
and feel the standard and any deviation
Stadardization Heijunka Kaizen
from the standard!!!

Fig. 1. Place of Visual Control in

Toyota Production System (TPS).