Why do we use Activity Boards?
- A consistent way to communicate
- A proven method to describe CI Activities
- A good advert for TPM
- Easy to see progress at a glance
Activity Board “Rules of Thumb”
- Colour & Patterns grab attention from a distance
- Amusing and fun content creates interest
- A prominent location is a “must”
- Easy to update helps keep the board “active”
- Show the Teams involved in the activity
- Show a vision, mission, target, and results whenever possible
Activity Board Lifecycle
Activity Boards
Types of Activity Board
Type A, Plant Management Activity Boards
Plant Vision Activity Board – e.g.
Separate Vision Board – e.g.
Plant CI Policies and Objectives
Plant CI Targets and KPI’s
Deploying Top Line Measures to the Shop Floor
Clearly show Factory KPI’s at the shop floor level
Plant Management Activity Boards
Type B, Small Team Activity Boards
General Areas of a Small Team Activity Board
One Point Lessons
Teaching is learning
- basic knowledge/information
- improvements
- safety
Key messages from OPL’s
- leadership by teaching
- self-study & general topics
- make use of sketches & overviews
- shows progress
- The number created is a measure of “Moral”
- Takes 5 minutes to read
Type C, Individual Pillar Activity Boards
Typical TPM Masterplan
Typical Display Boards
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