In present scenario, every individual is spending around 60-70% of his/her time viewing various visuals either on computer/laptop screen or on mobile phone screen. Visual memory is many times effective than auditory memory. We all are experiencing the magic of visual management every now and then.
Let’s take an example. Mr. Joseph is a workman at assembly department. Company wants him to get trained on assembly operations. There are 2 ways of communicating the assembly instructions to Mr. Joseph.
- Training/teaching at shop floor
- Assembly work instructions in local language displayed on board.
It is obvious that Mr. Joseph is comfortable viewing the work instructions in 5 minutes rather than someone explaining him & spending almost 30 minutes. In case of displayed work instructions, there are many other benefits as compared to one-time training at shop floor. Benefits are listed below.
- Availability: Pictorial work instructions are available for 24 x 7 throughout the year. Mr. Joseph can view it as many times till he is well conversant and expert in the operations.
- Easy Modifications: Any changes in assembly operations can be easily communicated by modifying the work instruction.
- Minute Details: The minute details can be covered while designing the work instructions which may not be every time possible through training on shop floor.
- Standardization: The work instruction can be displayed at multiple places which may be found difficult in case of training physically on site.
- Cost Effectiveness: The displayed work instruction is a cost effective solution rather than conducting multiple trainings.
Visual management is an effective media of communication by means of images, color’s and minimal text. Exclusive displays at appropriate locations at the workplace always bring in better culture towards Quality, Productivity & Safety performance enhancement. The displays at the workplace can be work instructions, standard operating procedures, policies, are identification boards, safety signs, safety posters on quality, productivity & safety, analytical boards, performance dash boards etc. All such effective displays offer following benefits at the workplace.
Benefits of Visual Management:
- Cultural enhancement at the company
- Awareness and clarity on Quality, Productivity & Safety specifications
- Better presentation to customers and visitors.
The concept of “Visual Factory” is receiving recognition and appreciation by many good companies and corporates.
Visualmitra LLP, Mumbai based company is instrumental in creating awareness on visual management across industry more than a decade. Their services right from identifying the appropriate display to the actual installation at the workplace are appreciated by many OEMs and MNCs. Visual management is found to be effective media of communication irrespective of the size, nature and location of the organization. Let’s build the better industrial culture by means of effective visuals at shop floor.