Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking: Creating Enterprise Excellence through the Technologies of the Visual Workplace
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932516018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Taking business organization to the next level. This book is an expression of the excellence alluded to in the title. It has beauty and practicality in a perfect marriage.Spinning one's wheels trying to get a job done without needed answers and without appropriate equipment: this is an experience that is all too common. It wastes time and energy but, just as importantly, it causes unnecessary frustration and demoralization of personnel. Dr. Galsworth explains how to organize a workplace so that . "Visual Workplace, Visual Thinking" according to Jeffrey R. Madsen. I am the Plant Manager of a parts fabrication plant and was absolutely stunned by the simplicity and brilliance of Ms Galsworth's definition of waste as "motion" - the seeking or sharing of information that takes a worker away from his/her value adding station. Many of the writings that I have read in my 15 years of lean experience have provided insight into implementation, but Ms Galsworth's definition of motion is a breakthrough in thinking as it. Here's the best place to start a Lean journey Eric Downey Finally, a book that details a system for applying visual techniques, including color photos and something for every department. A great in-depth treatment of the subject that goes far beyond a cursory Lean discussion. This is a practical, hands-on implementation guide that transforms the shop floor while putting responsibility in the hands - and minds - of the "value add" employees.
Galsworth helps companies around the globe accelerate their rate of transformation, strengthen cultural alignment, and achieve long-term sustainable results through workplace visuality. Author of many books, including Visual Systems, Smart Simple Design, and two Shingo award-winning books, Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking and Work That Makes Sense, Dr. Galsworth’s radio show, The Visual Workplace, draws more than 70,000 listeners/month and can be heard weekly on VoiceAmerica (Podcasts are free through ITunes.) She is a frequent keynote speaker, with clients from every industry across Europe, Canada, Central and South American, India, Australia, and the USA. Her new book, The I of the Leader, is due out 2014. Go to visualworkplace to learn more about Galsworth and her company, Visual Thinking Inc.—a training, research, coaching, and consulting firm. About the Author Across over 30 yea
Across over 30 years of hands-on implementations, Gwendolyn Galsworth, PhD, has researched, created, and codified the knowledge and deployment base of workplace visuality that define visual’s distinct and powerful contribution to enterprise excellence—and to sustainable cultural and bottom line results. Galsworth’s radio show, The Visual Workplace, draws more than 70,000 listeners/month and can be heard weekly on VoiceAmerica (Podca
Sections 3 and 4 map out the Ten Doorways of a Visual Workplace: visual order, visual standards, displays, visual metrics, visual problem solving, visual leadership, visual controls, visual pull systems, and visual guarantees (poka-yoke devices). The first section of the book targets the basic concepts of visual information sharing, the use of visuality as a common language, and the Eight Building Blocks of Visual Thinking. Section 2 focuses on the culture of work: the role of executives, the leadership paradigm, and the empowerment inversion that results in a deeply engaged, spirited, inventive, and aligned workforce. In the final chapter, Galsworth discusses the visual and lean paradigms and how to bring them into the alignment needed to achieve operational excellence and make it sustainable.. As world-renowned author Richard Schonberger writes: "In this book Galsworth, the foremost visual workplace authority