Walk an abnormality escalation
Use andon logic to decide when and how to escalate a forming-line abnormality.
Hidden abnormality A recurring transfer correction is happening often enough to feel normal. The line is still running, but the process is asking for help. Andon protects the process by making abnormal visible while there is still time to respond. Andon discipline Signal, swarm, stabilize The signal is only useful if leaders respond with help, not blame. Hide Keep compensating until failure. Less hero work, fewer surprise failures. Andon is not stopping for its own sake; it is learning at the first useful signal. 01 Signal 02 Support 03 Try Make it visible The operator is correcting the same transfer…
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