7 Steps to conduct Effective Gemba Walk
Things to do during your shopfloor visit
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Gemba walk is a fundamental piece of the lean administration reasoning. It entails physically visiting the front line where team members work to gain a better understanding of how things are going and what changes could be made.
Plan your visit:
Determine the purpose of your visit, the area you want to focus. This will help you to make the most of your time on the Gemba walk.
Observe the process:
Focus on observing the processes rather than the people performance. Watch how the work is being done and identify the bottleneck and inefficiency.
Note problem and ideas:
Note down the problems and ideas in the processes. Ask the questions to gather information’s from people working on their processes. Listen carefully to their responses and take notes.
Show respect:
Gemba walk is not a boss walk. So don’t be judgmental, instead show appreciation for their hard work and dedication. Ask them for their ideas and suggestions.
Take actions:
After the Gemba walk, analyze the information you gathered and identified areas for improvement. Develop an action plan and implement it.
Continuously improve:
Gemba walk are not a one-time event. they should be conducted regularly to improve the process. Take action to that problem that collected from the previous Gemba walk to make the workers to involve more.
Timeline for Gemba walk: It should be completed within 20-30 mins.
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2 Quote for the week:
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” —Mark Twain
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