Monitor the entire shop floor work flow, identify deviations, rectify the issues on-time and prevent further possible issues. Augment your reliability - capability assessment process and run data driven evaluation of your shop floor.
Integration of siloed data sheets with issue details
Digitize inspections, line walk, and maintenance tasks
Review compliance and periodic preventive maintenance
Create department and role specific tasks
Prevent recurring issues with historic machine data
Increase product throughput and reduce cycle time
A manufacturing floor is a busy and bustling place, with workers moving back and forth to complete their tasks. Unfortunately, this can often lead to cluttered work areas, which can make it difficult for employees to move around freely. One way to help improve line walk on the manufacturing floor is to create clearly defined paths for employees to follow.
This can be done by using tape or other markers to delineate where employees should walk, and by keeping the paths clear of debris. Additionally, it can be helpful to create signs or other visual cues that remind employees of the proper line walk path. By taking these steps, you can help to ensure that your manufacturing floor is safe and efficient.
In any factory, machines are the backbone of the operation. They need to be reliable in order to maintain production efficiency and avoid costly downtime. There are a number of ways to improve the reliability of your machines.
First, make sure that you have a regular maintenance schedule in place. This will help to identify and fix any potential issues before they cause problems.
Second, use high-quality parts and components. This will reduce the likelihood of premature failure.
Third, use data from previous failures to inform your design and maintenance decisions. By understanding why previous failures occurred, you can take steps to prevent them from happening again. By following these steps, you can improve the reliability of your machines and keep your factory running smoothly.
Documenting the gemba walk with a clear and crisp checklist will help capture observations real-time, understand the reliability of your machinery and other equipment and improve processes to reduce wastage. By bringing together manpower, resources, methodology and technology, the checklist prepares you for the unexpected and helps bring continuous improvement onto the factory floor.