VISUAL FACTORY FOR EXCEL
Aaron Evans
October 11, 2012
Louisville ASQ Section 912 – Mini Session
WHAT IS VISUAL CONTROL?
• means, devices, or mechanisms that were designed to
manage or control our operations (process) so as to meet the
following purposes:
• make the problems, abnormalities, or deviation from standards visible to
everyone and thus corrective action can be taken immediately,
• display the operating or progress status in a easy to see format.
• provide instruction.
• convey information.
• provide immediate feedback to people.
SOME EXAMPLES
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SOME EXAMPLES
WHAT IF YOU WORK JUST IN EXCEL …
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ADDING VISUAL CONTROL …
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