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Improve visual management in the workplace

Improve visual management in the workplace

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS407010
State Code
BAJ63
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
22/06/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
08/08/2016
Field of Education
080317 - Quality Management
Original Release Date
08/08/2016
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to assess current visual management strategies and techniques in the workplace and improve the application of visual management strategies and techniques and their integration into the overall competitive improvement approach of the organisation. This unit applies to improving an organisation’s visual management in the workplace. The level of existing visual management is not required to be extensive for the unit to apply. This unit covers examining the workplace to determine the effectiveness of current visual management strategies and tools, the determination of additional/alternative visual management strategies and tools, and their integration into overall improvement strategies within the organisation.The visual management may be applied to the whole organisation or a production area or a support area and can either be active visual management strategies, such as operator controlled status indicators, or passive, such as information boards or information islands containing production and other data, to give employees access to production, work health and safety (WHS), equipment availability or other data.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Determine current visual management activities and information needs
  • 1.1 Identify current visual management activities and provided information.
  • 1.2 Establish extent of linkage of visual management activities and provided information to other competitive systems and practices strategies and techniques.
  • 1.3 Identify problems and improvements which could be made.
  • 1.4 Determine root cause of problems.
  • 1.5 Determine visual management techniques and information needs for improvement to occur.
  • 1.6 Determine benefit which would accrue from improvement and cost of providing the information.
2 Choose which things to display visually
  • 2.1 List all valuable information identified.
  • 2.2 Rank possible information based on benefit/cost or other agreed basis.
  • 2.3 Agree on the critical information and possible information sources which should be included in the visual management system.
  • 2.4 Negotiate the provision of this critical information to an adequate precision and in a timely manner.
3 Choose display method
  • 3.1 Choose the most appropriate display method for each item of critical information.
  • 3.2 Determine the most appropriate location for the visual display of each item of critical information.
  • 3.3 Determine the appropriate source and approving authority for display information.
  • 3.4 Review the chosen information, information source, display method and location to ensure the right display of the right information.
  • 3.5 Validate data/information as required by methodology.
4 Review the results of visual management
  • 4.1 Review actual benefit gained and the actual cost of providing the information.
  • 4.2 Validate the appropriateness of the information provided for delivering the intended outcome.
  • 4.3 Initiate appropriate improvements to the visual management system.
  • 4.4 Follow through on improvement actions to ensure they are fully implemented.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WD588 MSS407010A Improve visual management in the workplace Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OEQ69 MSS407029 Improve visual management in the workplace Unit of competency