Benefits of Visual Management

It is the practice of communicating messages visually, to manage work, understand systems or follow directions. Most of us have some visual clues in our workplaces. They may include notices with instructions, signs pointing to other places, or pictures of products or services.  Visual management is a clear and simple way to organize and present information like

Visual Management is the concept of making a workplace more effective by making the current condition of a workplace obvious at a glance. Since the dawn of history, people have used visual signs and signals to simplify and speed up communication. Simple signals let us know something needs attention, support identification and elimination of waste and ensures no problems are hidden. When user can quickly see what is going on, then user don’t waste time and energy trying to find out what’s happening. Visual Management is the concept of making a workplace more effective.

• It makes work standards quicker and easier to understand by all employees so they can follow them.
• It allow us to insert time saving.
• It helps to eliminate the wasteful motion involved in searching for information and objects.
• It helps to directly observe the work flow.
• It allows identifying waste and problems as they occur and fix they become an issue.
• It helps to motivate the team members by clearly clarifying key performance targets.
• It builds participation through shared information.
• Improving communication of key information
• Providing everyone in the team with the same picture
• Fostering collaboration, promoting teamwork and improving morale
• Providing a forum where all staff are able to raise any issues
• Helping the team identify and solve problems
• Measuring progress, identifying trends and analyzing performance
• Focusing on and establishing goals for continuous improvement