Shop Floor Management is a leadership tool from Lean Management that is based on regular, transparent and structured leadership, directly at the place of value creation – the shop floor. The goal is to increase performance, quality and personal responsibility in production through daily communication, visual management, and active problem solving.

Shop Floor Management – are you well organized to get the best out of your production – your company?

 

Our possibilities for support:

Improvement or establishment of Shop Floor Management by:

• Establishment/optimization of transparency & visualization:

  • Visual boards (e.g. KPIs, deviations, tasks)

  • Traffic light systems (red/yellow/green)

  • Clear targets (e.g. OEE, lead time, quality)

• Implementation of effective regular communication:

  • Short, daily meetings on the shop floor, usually <15 minutes

  • Clear structure – What is the goal? What are the problems? Who takes on what?

  • Escalation levels for unresolved problems

• Structuring the team:

  • Evaluation/implementation of a team leader concept

  • Clearly defined job descriptions

  • Team building – create a great team

• Leadership on the shop floor (Gemba):

  • Managers are regularly on the shop floor

  • Direct exchange with employees at the line

  • Problems are solved where they arise

• Continuous improvement (Kaizen):

  • Employees are actively involved in the improvement process

  • Small, regular changes instead of major revolutions

Investigate existing production processes for possible saving potentials, the development of action plans to improve the process flow, as well as their implementation and execution.
Develop and establish a production system including a control system to assess the effectiveness of the system, as well as training & calibration of auditors/assessors and the organization of Lean Management & CIP workshops.