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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHigh
Timedifferent
Ongoing0.5-5 Tage90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-204-103-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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