We understand the daily challenges facing manufacturers.
Above all, we custom make visual management tools to meet those challenges.

Read on for examples of successful visual management for manufacturing settings…

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Meeting regulations – visual management for manufacturing

Our Health & Safety boards can display your company specific regulations and guidelines. Use visuals to show your team the correct processes. Likewise, give them points of reference for relevant information. For example, display site rules.

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Show safety status with red green status sliders
Day by the Hour production board
Hour by hour production board monitors progress

Audit ready – visual management for manufacturing

Use visual management boards to be audit ready. For example, a production board can display standards. Likewise, show progress in real time. Involve your whole team with visual management concepts.

SOP – visual management for manufacturing

Custom make your own Standing Operating Procedures board to reflect your own procedures in a step-by-step way. Likewise, they support uniformity in quality standards. In addition, SOP boards provide instantly accessible reference to workplace guidelines. Furthermore, create consistency in operations.

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Magnetic tickets on a Kanban board
Pont KPI Sales board
Choose dry wipe updates for your KPI board

Meeting targets – visual management for manufacturing

Use Key Performance Indicator boards to track performance. In other words, use these KPI boards to provide the live status for each target. Most importantly, they prompt action for meeting goals. KPI boards are an essential visual management tool for any progressive or lean manufacturing environment. Lastly, choose to add functionality to your board with our range of custom board accessories.

Problem solving – visual management for manufacturing

Put in place a Problem Follow Up board to manage concerns. In other words, report the incident, write up the problem. Likewise, log the cause. Furthermore, share the countermeasure. Add a PFU ticket system. Finally, assign responsibility for resolving issues and preventing future problems.

In addition, consider a Practical Problem Solving board. Highlight problem areas and use the 4M (Man, Method, Machine, Material) or the 5Why method to identify, prevent and solve issues. Likewise, design and display countermeasures. Furthermore, use status indicators to track results.

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Taranto pps problem solving root cause fishbone 5 whys
Add a fishbone diagram to your problem solving board
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Choose to track your metrics on a mobile board

Daily management processes – visual management for manufacturing

Continuously track Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost in a highly visual way. In short, with an SQDP visual management board. Ensure your whole team sees progress in real time. Likewise, add our custom designed status indicators to display instant updates.

Continuous Improvement – visual management for manufacturing

Display your targets and benchmark results with a Continuous Improvement board. Then upgrade your targets because this is how progress happens. Make goals and results instantly visible with status indicators. Achieve new standards because you continually monitor progress, track results and update targets. Most importantly, this is the cycle of Continuous Improvement in action. Consider a Visual Management Performance Hub or Quality Station to drive optimum performance. Utilise every side of your hub with engaging visuals.

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Magnetic status labels provide a visual snapshot
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5S board for manufacturing

Manage segregation – visual management for manufacturing

Safely manage segregation. Organise your warehouse or workplace. There are a number of visual management tools to help. For example, 5S boards. Make your own visual management boards to show how segregation works. Likewise, you can even choose full scale wall visuals to segregate your factory. Take further action still, and separate areas using floor markings. Above all, deliver your segregation targets in highly visual way. Make them instantly clear.

Organise your workplace – visual management for manufacturing

Custom made shadow boards work because they instantly show when a tool is missing. Furthermore, they show the shape of the missing tool. Importantly, custom make your own shadow boards to suit your workplace. Firstly, to show your specific equipment or clothing. Secondly, size it to fit your space. Finally, choose from hooks, pegs or whatever you need to best make the board work. In short, your board is made to keep your workplace tidy and well organised.

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Tool shadow board
Tool shadow for manufacturing environments
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A feedback and suggestions board increases team engagement

Manage your team – visual management for manufacturing

Communicate team information with a team management board. Share staff notices and build a sense of community For example, manage shift patterns. Set up a team holiday planner. Show who the senior leadership is. Establish a wall of fame and celebrate staff successes. within your team. Custom make your own noticeboards and other visual displays.

Sustainability strategies – visual management for manufacturing

Don’t just tell visitors and staff your carbon zero strategy, for example. Show them. make your own sustainability board Furnish it with facts, images and statistics. Above all, show how your site is making progress. For example, show the status of each of your targets. Make those targets easy to update. Motivate staff to achieve green targets and reduce waste.

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Track net zero with a sustainability board
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Welcome staff and visitors – visual management for manufacturing

Make your site welcoming. Furthermore, set out your mission statement. In other words, state why your organisation exists and what it achieves. Above all, do it in style. That is to say, turn your walls into vibrant statements about what you do with our custom wall visuals. Likewise, why you do it. Make a big bold statement. Shout about your successes in a visual way. Likewise, celebrate and praise your team.

Examples of our Manufacturing Boards

A selection of our Manufacturing clients

Visual management for manufacturing – we support you

Most importantly, we have years of experience of delivering specialist visuals specifically for those working in manufacturing. Therefore, we make the perfect partner for anyone implementing visual management for manufacturing settings.

We support you to make the perfect board for your workplace. Likewise, choose exactly what you want need. Most importantly, your board (or visual) works for you.

Options and accessories

Further board options

  • Problem solving board fishbone
  • Skyrora Magnetic overlay
  • BM Steel SQCDE mobile whiteboard gallery
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Further board accessories

  • Emballator status shield
  • Magnetic status numbers
  • Communications doc holder
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