![]() When this occurs, work can’t be completed in a predictable time and production suffers. In many facilities, work area personnel are incapable of effi ciently completing simple tasks because the necessary information is not available. Why is this phenomenon occurring and what can be done to change it? Often, reasons can be traced back to a lack of proper Visual Communication. Microsoft® in 2008, found work area personnel waste an average of over 2 hours per day. Online surveys, conducted by America Online® and ® in 2005 and another survey, conducted by Visual Communication, or sometimes referred to as “visual systems,” is shown to have a dramatic impact on the workplace and can be an especially effective tool in curbing many of the production issues facing managers today. Introduced in the second step of the 5S System, or “Set in Order,” Visual Communication helps facilities organized all tools, inventory and features through proper identifi cations. ![]() Visual Communication is a key element in 5S implementation and plays a leading role in helping turn a traditional manufacturing system into a Lean one.
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