Abstract
This study probes into how visual management can effectually practice in production control and what might be the benefits of such by presenting a case study on X company, a vendor of Toyota Manufacturing Enterprise. Regarding the visual management as a substantial part of manufacturing operation does not mean that it is concerning the management only, but concerns the entire organization for the consistent continuous improvement as a whole. By visual management, not only the manufacturing operation can be organized in a reasonable layout for better accessibility and the efficiency, the managers can also detect abnormal and error of the production for trouble shooting, and further ensure the quality and delivery of the goods and thus facilitating cost down and improving over all competitiveness of the company.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-86 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Quality |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Continuous improvement
- Visual management