Build a point-of-use layout
Design a point-of-use arrangement with visual controls for high-frequency items.
A packing bench is labeled but still causes reach, search, and cable hazards during normal orders. Point-of-use Set in Order: observe use, rank frequency and risk, place by sequence, mark the home, and make absence visible. Organizing by category or symmetry while ignoring the work sequence. Observe cycles Watch 20 normal orders and tally each item touched: scanner 20, tape gun 20, box knife 7, customs forms 2. Frequency shows which items deserve prime space and which are stealing it. Map sequence Place box, scan, tape, weigh, label, and stage in the order the operator actually moves. Sequence reduces backtracking…
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