Aaron Evans

October 11, 2012

Louisville ASQ Section 912 – Mini Session

VISUAL FACTORY FOR EXCEL

WHAT IS VISUAL CONTROL?

• means, devices, or mechanisms that were designed to manage or control our operations (process) so as to meet the following purposes: • make the problems, abnormalities, or deviation from standards visible to

everyone and thus corrective action can be taken immediately,

• display the operating or progress status in a easy to see format.

• provide instruction.

• convey information.

• provide immediate feedback to people.

SOME EXAMPLES

SOME EXAMPLES

SOME EXAMPLES

WHAT IF YOU WORK JUST IN EXCEL …

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ADDING VISUAL CONTROL …

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