Using visual management for food production is highly effective. Here is why…
Most importantly, see how you can use visual management to make food production processes clear to all your team. Above all, at a glance.
Food production visual management – quality control
So, display quality controls and standards visually and with maximum impact and accessibility. Therefore, at a glance.
Quality visual standards create a checkpoint. Above all, show what good looks like and how to achieve it. Make your own quality rules clear and easy to understand. Furthermore, use colour coding for visual impact and recognition. In addition, use a mix of text, images and graphics to increase functionality of your food production visual management board.
Quality Procedures:
Use colour to maximise visual impact
Quality Procedures:
A combination of images, text and graphics provide visual clarity
Quality Procedures:
A decision tree board makes procedures visual and accessible
Food production visual management for allergen control
There are a number of allergen control visual management options. These all work because they show how to segregate allergens. Furthermore, they are instantly clear.
Make your own visual allergen status indicator. As a result, make allergen control visual, visible and quick to update in real time. As a result, the line operator can immediately update allergen status. Most importantly, without having to leave the line.
Magnetic signs work brilliantly on steel clad walls. Finally, keep in mind that signs can go almost anywhere. That is to say, not just on walls but also on, for example, doors or fridge fronts.
Allergen Control:
An allergen control status dial is clear and easily updates
Allergen Control:
Use a combination of signs and boards to increase awareness
Allergen Control:
Decide which allergen control metrics you wish to use on your status dial
Food production visual management for production processes and performance
Display your standard operating procedures close to your production lines. Choose to add stainless steel or magnetic document holders to your production boards to keep relevant information safe, secure and instantly visible and accessible. In addition, easy to update.
In addition, a short interval control (SIC) board is a structured process of continuous improvement which identifies opportunities to improved production efficiency. Above all, short interval control strategy aims to involve all team members in an organisation working together to review performance with the aim of making small improvements. Furthermore, SIC uses real time information to help analyse production methods, so the right decisions can be taken to improve goals.
Furthermore, track daily production performance on a food production visual management board. Consequently, choose to track certain metrics or lines. Monitor progress hourly, daily or weekly and record on your board. Therefore, drive continuous improvement in your processes.
Production processes:
Display relevant production information safely and securely
Production processes:
Add status meters to provide a visual snapshot of production
Production processes:
Track daily performance with a food production visual management board
Our approach to food production site visual management
In short, the potential of visual management is endless… To discover more, take a look at our gallery of visual management ideas.
Further examples of our site wide food production visual management boards
Accident reporting board
Fishbone problem solving
Replacement magnetic overlays
Processes for Continuous Improvement
Changing procedures board
Use colour in your 5S design
Equipment Status Board
DMAIC for Continuous Improvement
A3 Problem Solving
Magnetic headings
Magnetic segregation signs
Visual Allergen control
Allergen control colour coding
Line Status board
Add document holders to your 5S board
Colour code your PFU tickets
Dry wipe status document holders
PFU board with magnetic tickets
Daily Meeting Performance board
Add magnetic status labels
Include status sliders to track KPIs
Production KPIs with status indicators
Track your logistics KPIs
Make your KPI board multilingual
Escalation station
Use Green Amber Red on your board
Defect Chart
Decision Tree for food production
What good looks like
Create a check station Temple
Visual management for quality standards
Lab quality document holders
Show, at a glance, defects to avoid
Show your sustainability strategy
Add document holders
Sustainability visual management board
Magnetic accessories for updates
Customised magnetic overlay
Operations board
White postbox for feedback
Teams Shift Board
Safety board for your team
Look after your staff
5M fishbone diagram
Our Approach
We create visual management boards everyday. As a result we have plenty of experience. We work for organisations in food production, the power industry, national rail, pharmaceuticals, education, healthcare, packaging and distribution.
Our team works with a simple idea or sketch and creates a professionally designed layout. This is then turned into a highly functional visual management board.
We offer customised options because we want to create the perfect board for you. So, here are a few examples. We can add magnetic areas or a dry-wipe finish (for use with whiteboard pens). Furthermore, you can choose Red/Green sliders or R.A.G. (Red, Amber, Green) status dials so you can quickly and visually update your board. These are just a few examples of the ways in which our boards can be tailored to meet your needs. You may also be interested in whiteboard overlays that can be used on top of an existing magnetic board.
