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Gemba walk are good start to do PDCA approach and engagement of lean program. However Very few resources are describing what are the key item during Gemba walk or what are the content of Gemba walk checklist. Leandemy.com with decade of lean practice and doing Gemba share some factual point and aspect during Gemba walk.

What are the pitfalls of Gemba walk

As continuous improvement key activity, Gemba walk are key activities to find non-value-add & abnormality as well. To have same perceptions are the essentials during the event to progress smoothly. So, in the end to maintain PDCA cycle in continuous improvement Gemba walk are essentials. that’s why Gemba walk become one of Toyota key pillars since Gemba are combination of shopfloor transparency and employee engagement.

Many companies adopt Gemba walk however the activity were ineffective. Many Gemba walk program are believed effective since everybody are engaged. However, engagement are not good metrics to judge how the Gemba walk program performance and along the time the program faded away. to bottom Line Gemba walk metrics are key aspect on how we sustain the program.

To clearly define Gemba walks program metrics we need to use Gemba supporting tools below :

Gemba walk checklists.

Checklist were one of tools often used in industry to prevent mistake in the process sequence, item shall be checked even to assure attendance of the event. while checklist was commonly used it is having several main weaknesses which is below:

a. Checklist content:

     What you write inside the checklist items, sometimes skipped the key element of process or procedure. It may happen since usually we deploy general checklist. Meanwhile each step of process contains different aspects of key element.

b. Member Understanding

These are common mistakes that happens everywhere. When the auditee or gemba member did not understand clearly what the checklist questions means. They think the checklist questions out of their own subjective judgement which led to Ambiguous result. To avoid this kind of situation better to get some brief training regarding gemba checklist & it item means.

c. Entry check list items

The entry process from the paperwork to digital sheet are critical. Since sometimes miss typing an input can led to some data not valid or cause some huge noise. To avoid this situation, it is better to scan the paper result and save it in directory file. While it is simple sometimes this condition related to data integrity may cause some loss integrity from your gemba program stakeholder. While checklist was famous there is daunting job to collect and assess each checklist let say in timely basis. We would like to advise using practical yet easy technology such as google form or microsoft form since the result can be easily tabulated and processed.

5S in workplaces

No, this not intended 5S that prepared one shift before the senior leadership came. This is related with the ownership the communication and effectiveness of the 5S program. Majority people when he / she come to new places they will think about safety and cleanliness of the area. Assuming we are not bringing them in dangerous places the the cleanliness was the key. 5S in workplace can easily identify abnormal operation within standard , thus meaning the 5S tagging and 5S boards also essentials tools to give a glimpse senior leadership for operator ownership in the area they have. to have good 5S program please read our article regarding 5S program.

Visual Management

It was key item and insight to assure the operation run within standard. Imagine we are counting Stack of pallet one by one since there no Kanban sign how many stack Production has and warehouse has. Also why the WIP stacks 6 pallets and why it is being placed in the area we have observed. Visual management will give sense of organized workplace and giving sense of built-in quality to the senior leadership member. To better understand regarding visual management board please see our article here

Kamishibai Boards

When kamishibai boards are often used by other industry than automotive. We suggest this tool since it was the best way to show that operation is within our standards. Kamishibai boards can be easily communicate and also give a sense of ownership from the line process way beyond other tools. Since kamishibai boards put the abnormality and also cehck item need to be done in order fulfill the process. to better understanding about kamishibai please visit our article here.

What is the benefit using leandemy.com Gemba Walk Template checklist?

• Gemba walk being done without insightful feedback based on checklist
• No overlooked key items by daily line leader or operations supervisors.
• Challange the status quo of abnormalities.
• Factual based approach on how we manage operations

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