Design a point-of-use visual board with item selection, location logic, missing signals, and sustain checks.
The repair bench loses time because common tools live in drawers, move between benches, and are not missed until a repair has started. Point-of-use board: select by work frequency, place by reach, show absence, and check the standard The common trap is to mount a large board and hang every tool the department owns. It looks impressive, but rare tools crowd the signal and daily tools still disappear. Step 1 Observe two or three common jobs and list tools used every time, sometimes, and rarely. Tool selection should come from the work, not from ownership. Frequency determines what deserves point-of-use…
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