Shop floor management clearly breaks down objectives from top to bottom so that each level knows exactly what measures are required to achieve them. At the same time, communication improves both vertically and horizontally. The management team gets closer to the employees through regular “Gemba Walks”, targeted meetings and meaningful dashboards with behavioural and process indicators. This allows problems to be recognised at an early stage and rectified quickly with targeted measures to keep the company on track. This approach also increases transparency and compliance with standards within the company.

Specialists and managers learn the key factors of a shop floor management system so that they can set it up effectively. In addition, behavioural and process indicators are discussed and which can often be found on dashboards in order to conduct effective shopfloor meetings.