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Kamishibai Cards

Six standing checks, three minutes each. Green face out means it passed today. Red face out means it did not, and the card stays red until the action is closed.

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Mark each card as you do the check, at the process. The board is a visual of whether the checks are happening at all, which is usually the more interesting question.

One check per card. If a card takes more than three minutes, it is two cards.

Checks done0of 6
Passed0green face out
Failed0stay red until closed
KAMISHIBAI CHECK

Standard work posted

Team lead  ·  Every shift
WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE

Current revision posted at the station, legible, matching what the operator is doing.

KAMISHIBAI CHECK

First piece verified

Team lead  ·  Every run
WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE

First piece checked against print, recorded and signed before the run continues.

KAMISHIBAI CHECK

Error-proofing verified

Supervisor  ·  Daily
WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE

Poka-yoke tested with a known bad part. Result recorded. Device not bypassed.

KAMISHIBAI CHECK

5S standard held

Team lead  ·  Daily
WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE

Everything in its marked home, area clean, nothing stored on the floor.

KAMISHIBAI CHECK

Abnormality response

Supervisor  ·  Daily
WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE

Last shift's abnormalities logged with a response and an owner. Andon works.

KAMISHIBAI CHECK

Actions closing on time

Manager  ·  Weekly
WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE

Open actions from audits and huddles closed by their date, or re-committed with a reason.

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Tools do not fix processes. People with a method do.

I am David Fowles. I have spent 25 years in nuclear operations, power generation field service, manufacturing quality and supply chain, and I build the capability to keep an improvement after I leave. If one of these sheets has shown you something you would rather not solve alone, say so.

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