Kamishibai board and Kamishibai Lean system

Kamishibai Board is a visual management tool used in Lean Manufacturing.
It uses visual cards to communicate information about production processes, quality, and safety standards to workers.The board is arranged in a specific order, and each card has a unique colour or symbol that indicates its status. Kamishibai Lean is a management system that uses the Kamishibai board as a visual tool for process improvement.It schedules daily or weekly audits of critical processes, during which a designated person checks the process against the standard work procedure. The system ensures that processes are consistent and any issues are quickly identified and corrected. Kamishibai Lean leads to improved quality, increased productivity, and reduced costs.

Kamishibai Board is a visual management tool used in Lean Manufacturing that originated in Japan. It is named after the traditional Japanese storytelling technique, Kamishibai, which uses picture cards to tell a story. Similarly, the Kamishibai board uses picture cards to communicate information about production processes, quality, and safety standards to the workers.

The Kamishibai board typically comprises several columns or rows of picture cards, each representing a task or a process step. The cards are arranged in a specific order, each with a unique colour or symbol indicating its status. Workers can easily see the status of each task or process step by looking at the Kamishibai board.

Kamishibai Lean is a management system that uses the Kamishibai board as a visual tool for process improvement. It is based on Lean Manufacturing principles, which aim to eliminate waste and improve efficiency in production processes. The Kamishibai Lean system is designed to ensure that standard work processes are followed consistently and any deviations are quickly identified and corrected.

Kamishibai Lean uses the Kamishibai board to schedule daily or weekly audits of critical processes.