Lean Times

Visual Management

“Quick recognition of information by using visual signals” is one simple technique that can be used to great effect in any part of our business.

Pat Maher and the team currently managing the piping pre-fabrication workshop in Little Island, Cork can be seen using this to great effect in the picture above.

Multiple projects are in progress at the same time which means folders with the same titles (Weld logs, 100% Shipped etc.) are needed for each one.

To simplify finding the correct folder, save time and avoid incorrect filing, the team have colour coded each project