Visual Management is the use of visual and other sensory communication and control tools in an operation or process to reduce waste. This workshop will provide an introduction to Visual Management and present many of its practical applications such as: • Establishing a common communication “language” in a work area, • Providing “at a glance” management of work area, • Facilitating teamwork, dignity and self-esteem, • Focusing the workgroup on: • Urgent and important problems • Goals and Objectives • Continuous Improvement • Providing tools for the elimination of waste
5S is a technique that results in a workplace that is clean, uncluttered, safe and well organized. The 5S pillars, Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain, provide a methodology for organizing, cleaning, developing, and sustaining a productive work environment. A 5S environment has “a place for everything and everything in its place,” with all office tools and materials ready where and when they are needed. Learn how 5S can help reduce waste and optimize productivity in any work environment.
Prerequisite: None Learning Objectives: 1. Gain an understanding of the 5 pillars of 5S, what each entails, and how to apply it in an organization. 2. Understand the value, as well as some techniques of visual management that can aid in reducing waste. 3. Gain exposure to how the techniques of 5S and visual management can support and enable continuous improvement within organizations.
Fees: Free to EVLA member organizations; $125 per person for non-member organizations.