TY  - CONF
TI  - Workshop for Learning Visual Management in Japan: A Report
C1  - Lille, France
C3  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
SP  - 620
EP  - 628
PY  - 2023
DO  - 10.24928/2023/0118
AU  - Murata, Koichi
AD  - Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Director, Operation and Production  Management Laboratory, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Chiba, JAPAN,  koichi.murata30@nihon-u.ac.jp, orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-806X
AB  - This paper provides a report regarding a visual management workshop conducted for business persons in Japan from September to December 2022. The aim of the workshop was to aid the participants in solving their problems via the visual management theory developed. Based on literature review, recent research trends pertaining to visual management show that the concept has disseminated widely. Nonetheless, the presence of various related studies with different contexts suggests the insufficient understanding of the concept. Hence, academics must endeavour to explain the details of visual management in a unified manner such that it can be applied more effectively. The purpose of this study is to address such issues based on the workshop above, as well as to describe and discuss the state of the workshop. For the study, the plan–do–check–action (PDCA) cycle, which is a well-established problem-solving process used in various fields, is applied. This paper summarises the workshop based on four categories: planning, implementation, evaluation, and discussion (based on the PDCA cycle). Data obtained from the workshop include relevant materials, observations from the workshop, as well as interviews with the participants. The conclusions obtained are as follows: First, participants from various industries with their respective issues can participate in the workshop. Second, the outcome of the workshop, i.e., the understanding that visual management connects people, instead of being a tool, is recognised by all the participants.
KW  - Visual management
KW  - lean education
KW  - workshop
KW  - PDCA cycle
KW  - Japan context.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31)
DA  - 2023/06/26
CY  - Lille, France
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2062/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2062
N1  - Export Date: 24 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -