In the daily production and work management of enterprises, using a series of simple, clear, and visual management tools allows us to understand the current actual situation at a glance. This is visual management, also Called visual management.
For example, there are five machines in the workshop, which are operated and maintained by 10 operators and 2 maintenance workers respectively. Of course, these parties know which machines they manage and work on, but When their manager, general manager, or someone from other workshops comes, they can’t figure out the ownership of the machine. If you want to know, you have to ask! When you ask, you may not be able to find the person, or the person being asked may not be clear, so one of the most important resources is wasted: time.
If there is a brand on these machines indicating the management rights of the machines, this possible waste will be avoided.
To use another analogy, this is the same machine. A machine is faulty and it is waiting for the maintenance man to repair it and then change the shift. The workers on the next shift came to work. Maybe the workers on the previous shift verbally confessed that the machine was broken, but they might not have heard clearly. In short, the workers on the next shift started up the faulty machine and then produced a batch of Substandard product. In this way, important resources are wasted: time and materials.
If the faulty machine had a tag saying "Equipment under repair", this possible waste would be avoided.
Therefore, the management rights brand on the machine and the "Equipment Under Repair" tag mentioned above are all specific cases of visual management.
Transforming various invisible management methods into methods that can be seen and understood at a glance is visual management.