Lean Display Boards
Lean display boards are used for visual management (visual display and visual control) in a wide variety of lean manufacturing environments. Traditionally display boards were fixed to walls, however it is beneficial in a lean manufacturing setting to have mobile unsupported display boards. This means that information is displayed as close to the point of use as possible, not simply where a wall happens to be. FlowTube lean display boards can be made mobile with the addition of castors or they can be fixed to other FlowTube equipment so that information is available in the right place at the right time.
FlowTube lean visual display boards are quick to: build, modify, add to or even dismantle if they are no longer needed. The parts can then be reused in other FlowTube projects.
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Common uses of lean display boards built with FlowTube are:
- Displaying manufacturing and defect rates
- Holding work instructions or standard work cards
- Kanban boards
- Scheduling boards
- Displaying the results of workplace organisation audits
- Showcasing employee training and skills matrices
- Providing a central location for health and safety information
- Showing the results of kaizen activities
- Presenting information about six sigma projects
- Highlighting KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
- Displaying internal communications
Another use for lean production boards could be building lean exhibition stands using FlowTube.
FlowTube display boards are ideal for lean manufacturing areas and they provide a focal point for daily meetings which can improve team communication and collaboration. FlowTube display boards are robust and are designed to stand up to the harshest of operational settings. |