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A little organizational inspiration

James Burke

James Burke

Being a grandpa is more fun than working
A bit of inspiration for getting better organized and staying that way....and a short lesson in amazing corporate culture.

It's almost a little bit too magical to believe, but it really is their M.O.



JB
 
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James Burke

James Burke

Being a grandpa is more fun than working
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Notarealsignguy

Notarealsignguy

Arial - it's almost helvetica
We do a lot of 5s related signs. I've been trying to get my shop done for a while now but employees are the most difficult part of the whole process. There are some people that will never be organized or get the process no matter what you do short of firing them which I have had to do before.
 
James Burke

James Burke

Being a grandpa is more fun than working
Notarealsignguy said:
We do a lot of 5s related signs. I've been trying to get my shop done for a while now but employees are the most difficult part of the whole process. There are some people that will never be organized or get the process no matter what you do short of firing them which I have had to do before.
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A plain and simple truth: people run the processes....and the processes run the business.

JB
 
Stacey K

Stacey K

I like making signs
That was spectacular! What I like the BEST is that everyone is on the same "level" nobody has a fancy office, everyone has an equal workspace which helps tremendously with teamwork.

I also like that everything is on wheels and the organizing is never "finished", that's a hard mindset to get into.

I love the books by the Asian lady about clutter and organizing. I do it at home and it works pretty well. It's so much more successful if you put your "junk" into a box - just like this company did - and just go through it here and there and toss crap you never use.

My house is not an issue -- but the back room of my shop is embarrassing - a real disaster!!! Seriously, just horrifying, I'm not sure I could muster up the guts to take a before and after LOL! This gives me a lot of inspiration to get it cleaned up and organized!
 
rjssigns

rjssigns

Active Member
Work cells for repetitive/similar tasks with only the tools necessary on your station board.
Parts or subassemblies are brought to the work cell by "mail delivery". That's what it was called where I used to work.
No incomplete kits were delivered to a work cell.
Bringing complete kits to the cell eliminates wandering around looking for bits 'n' bobs.

Daily inspections of cell areas, tool boards, etc... were conducted daily by the supervisor.
Missing tools or a dirty work cell could get you written up. There were three shifts and others had to use the same cell.
 
Notarealsignguy

Notarealsignguy

Arial - it's almost helvetica
Not sure if it was in the video but after you get an area done, take a picture and hang it up as a visual cue to whoever uses that particular area.
Since we are on the subject, does anyone have any shadow board vector outlines for misc tools that they would be willing to share or sell. Last time I made our tool boards I traced them with a sharpie and they need to be re-done.
 
Gino

Gino

Premium Subscriber
I didn't see any yellow or red lines delineating certain dangerous areas/zones. Has OSHA inspected that place, yet ?? Also, don't they hire handicapped people ?? It would be hard for someone to stand at their job, let alone be blind or just color-blind with so much focus on colorizing everything.
 
rjssigns

rjssigns

Active Member
Gino said:
I didn't see any yellow or red lines delineating certain dangerous areas/zones. Has OSHA inspected that place, yet ?? Also, don't they hire handicapped people ?? It would be hard for someone to stand at their job, let alone be blind or just color-blind with so much focus on colorizing everything.
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Good catch. Proper work cells will have a yellow boundary line(no mans land), "mail delivery" zone and completed work zone.

The company video show they are on the right track without strict adherence to Six Sigma protocol. I know this since I lived it for years. Management was hardcore with Six Sigma practices.

In the shop where I worked tool boards were medium blue background with white outlines and labels for each tool. Contrast is key not so much color. Kaizen foam would have lasted about 10 seconds.

If you were in a wheelchair some work cells would have been fine. Others not so much, like gas trains. Had to be on your feet slinging pipe wrenches all day.
 
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