Visual Controls

Visual Controls - Any devices that help operators quickly and accurately gauge production status at a glance. Progress indicators and problem indicators help assemblers see when production is ahead, behind or on schedule. They allow everyone to instantly see the group's performance and increase the sense of ownership in the area. Also see "andon board," "kanban," "production board," "painted floor" and "shadow board."

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Source: American Society for Quality, 29 October 2010 09:35:16, http://www.asq.org/glossary/

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Visual Controls - Visual controls are a system of signs, information displays, layouts, material storage and handling tools, color-coding, and poka-yoke or mistake proofing devices. These controls fulfill the old fashioned adage: a place for everything and everything in its place. The visual control system makes product flow, operations standards, schedules and problems instantly identifiable to even the casual observer.

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Source: iSixSigma, 03 March 2011 09:15:33, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary