Effective Visual Management
Make the workplace self-explaining. Participants learn visual factory principles, colour-coding, signage and visual controls, how to choose KPIs and display them on effective boards, and how to keep data current – ending with a site walk and an implementation plan for their own visual management system.
At a glance
- 3 days
Who it's for
- Production & warehouse supervisors
- Lean / CI coordinators
- Team leaders & quality staff
Learning objectives
- Apply 5S and visual factory principles
- Design visual displays, controls and boards
- Apply colour coding and signage
- Select KPIs and present them graphically
- Plan data collection and board updating
- Develop a complete visual management process
Detailed content
- Basics of 5S
- Visual factory
- Visual management
- Visual display, control & boards
- Signs & colour coding
- Videos & templates
- KPIs & performance indicators
- Data collection
- Graphical data representation & graph types
- Case studies
- Site tour
- Implementation action plan
- Visual process indicators
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Visual Workplace
- Visual Performance
- Implementation
- Case study, action plans and course assessment
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Red-tag exercise and 5S audit of a real work area
- Before/after photo board and visual-control design
- Case studies from Egyptian and Gulf organizations
- Group exercises applied to participants' own work
Tools and templates you keep
- 5S audit checklist with scoring
- Red-tag log and shadow-board layout guide
- Course workbook and slide handouts
- Templates and checklists used in the exercises
How learning is assessed
- Pre- and post-course knowledge check
- Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
- Action plan reviewed at the end of the course
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- JIPM / Hiroyuki Hirano 5S approach
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
- Operational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma · Practitioner
What participants say
“When I started the course I was a quality specialist; after it I was promoted to quality team leader. Six Sigma changed a lot for me. Very comprehensive – I'd suggest it 100%.”
“The course teaches you to take hold of a problem logically and solve it scientifically. The explanation was simple, and this way of thinking matters for life as a whole.”
“What I gained most: I never imagined how much money projects can lose. We ran a small cost project on our site and found mistakes we can now avoid.”
Frequently asked questions
How long is Effective Visual Management?
The program runs 3 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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