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Visual Workplace

November 20, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri

8am-5pm


 

This workshop is part of a Lean series being held in St. Louis Missouri on November 18-20, 2008. To see what other workshops are a part of the series, click here

 

Course Description

Learn the principles and techniques needed to apply 5S and establish visual management systems to improve workplace communication and adherence to standards. This module will teach you how to share information about daily production problems, abnormalities, waste, and unsafe conditions through visual display and controls so that everyone understands at a glance what is going on in the workplace.


Learning Objectives

In this workshop, participants will learn to:

  • set standards that are easy to see and understand

  • identify potential safety hazards

  • differentiate between visual display and visual control

  • improve communication and morale

  • track daily production schedules, attendance, and inventory levels, etc.

  • reduce search time

  • improve on-time delivery and quality



Who should attend?

Operation Managers, Production Managers, Lean and Continuous Improvement Leaders and anyone responsible for building a continuous improvement culture in their organization


Course Agenda

  • Workshop Goals and Objectives
  • The Visual Workplace Vision
  • The Visual Management System
  • Workplace Organization - the 5S's
  • Red Tagging
  • Visual Workplace Simulation
    • Project Identification
    • Gather Baseline Information
    • The 5S's
    • Visual Management and Metrics
    • Visual Controls
    • Review simulation accomplishments and results

Cancellation Policy:
Registrations may be transferred to another colleague without charge.  To be considered for a refund, we must receive notification of cancellation in writing no later than 21 days prior to the start of the workshop.  Cancellations received within 21 days are subject to the full registration fee and money will be held on account for up to one year for use at a future workshop or conference.  There is a $200 processing fee for all cancellations.

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