PARALEGAL JOBS AUSTIN

• Determine confirmation points / regularity. •Set effective communication structure.

•Visualise problem solving status.

•Andon systems should be thought out and appropriate in design to be effective. •Andon systems should be implemented when and only when an appropriate support system and escalation procedure is in place (Service Level Agreements, problem solving process etc.)

1. •Andon signals should be simple and easy to understand. •Avoid spending too much money on a ‘State of the art’ Andon System, prove the system out with a simple manual system to judge it’s worth.
2. Andon is one of the three elements that make up the principle of Jidoka - Jidoka.
3. Jidoka is made up of three elements, these are: -

1.Andon. 2.Full work system. 3.Error proofing (pokayoke)

So exactly what does andon look like?

What an Andon System does:-

l.Andon allows timely corrective actions by alerting personnel when abnormal conditions occur.

2. Allows Shop floor Team Leaders to spend less time and effort monitoring the situation, and more time solving abnormalities.