2nd ICAI 2022

International Conference on Automotive Industry 2022

Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

Visual management of the production process amplifies process transparency. Increasing process transparency of the production process, there is reduced the need of hierarchical communication between subordinate and supervisor. This loosens non-value add bottleneck activities such as asking repetitive questions etc. Visual tools can be used to habitually maintain correct procedures. By continuously interfacing with visual management, a manufacturer’s workforce is influenced into maintaining process standardization throughout the production cycle. The tools of visual management aid improve cognitive and memory function when performing routine tasks. Visual management also facilitates on the job training as information tool pertaining to the production process. This form of training is effective as it engages personnel into practical experience and in the end, it disrupts to a lesser extent the organizational practice (Tulip, 2020). An effective visual management system seeks to display production status and performance information, communicate standards and work instructions, make problems and abnormalities as apparent as possible and show identity and directions. It can reduce the opportunity for miscommunication, highlights abnormalities and deviations, and provides an immediate insight to what needs to be done next. When problems and deviations are visible and apparent to all, immediate corrective action can be taken to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes. Visual controls are also used to share goals and ideas, report team and Kaizen progress, and indicate safety risks and promote safe behaviour at work (CIToolkit, 2016). Applying Visual Management the company can greatly improve the efficiency of manufacturing operations. Some of the benefits includes: (CIToolkit, 2016; Tulip, 2020). • Improved process efficiency. • Creates stability to the environment, equipment and work performed. • Reduce errors and mistakes.

• Waste reduction. • Safer workf lows.

• Improves the communication between different shifts. • Eliminates the need for time consuming meetings. • Inventory storage that matches production demands. • Higher team engagement.

Visual management is often applied to factory layouts . Assembly lines are organized in a manner to direct production flow from start to finish, with visual indicators placed at important points. Visual control of this nature employs the use of labels and markings throughout the shop floor. They are key sign posts of what actions to take, where to locate a particular item, and what areas are restricted on a shop floor. Visual management also deploys digital information displays across the shop floor to highlight e. g. some KPIs (Tact Time, Cycle Time, Planed umber outputs per shift and the real ones, etc.). These forms of display are called Andons and dashboards (see Fig. 3). They broadcast real time analytics detailing shop floor performance.

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