Andon Systems & Visual Shop-Floor Management
System Purpose
Instant problem detection, transparency, and rapid response mechanism.
Visual Tools
Andon Lights, Digital Dashboards, Audio Alerts.
Key Benefit
Minimizing Downtime and Quality Assurance.
Visual Control & Intervention Strategies
Real-time signaling of production line abnormalities (machine failure, quality defect, material shortage),
Empowering operators with "Stop the Line" (Jidoka) authority to prevent the flow of defective products,
Rapid dispatch of maintenance and management teams to bottleneck areas,
Analyzing downtime root causes using collected data to develop long-term improvement plans.
Andon Toolkit
Andon Board, Light Signals, Audio Alerts, Jidoka, Poka-Yoke, Real-time Feedback, Problem Escalation, Root Cause Analysis, Lead Time Reduction, Production Status Monitoring, Visual Factory, Response Time Metrics.