Lean Production Manufacturing and Production Control
magnetic printed whiteboard tracking systems

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Production Efficiency-Tracker^™

Keep your eye on production goals and performance figures hour by hour with this write-on magnetic board production tool.

24 hour production rate tracking with 31-day & 12-month summary graphs and action assignments on one 4' x 6' board. Post both problem notes and action assignments. Everything stays in view for evaluation and analysis by everyone involved through the full day cycle. It not only also lets you chart both defects and production figures on 31 day graphs but also gives you the long view with comparison 12 month graphs. Magnet status signals in 10 colors can flag trouble needing attention or follow up actions.
4x6'

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U-Design-IT^™ ChartMaker^® ShadeLine^® magnetic dry-erase WhiteBoard Kits

Create your own lean production manufacturing whiteboard design by taping vertical lines over the alternating shaded rows, press-on letters and use magnets

One of our most popular production tools. These alternating bars give your white board that "information-age look", and are easier to read line-to-line. like computer-paper. The gentle gray shaded bars are heat-fused printed, smooth and flat, into the MagnaLux^® porcelain-like steel non-glare whiteboard surface designed to stay clean and like-new for a lifetime of daily use. This production tool is not a laminate.
6 board sizes: hxw: 2'x3', 3'x4', 4'x6', 4'x8', 4'x10', 4'x12'
5 row spacings: 3/4"h, 1"h, 1-1/4"h, 1-1/2"h or 2"h

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60 minute Production Rate Charts^™

With this project management tool, visually track your actual production yield as it accumulates hour by hour through an 8 or 12 hour cycle and compare it against your accumulated target rate.

You can immediately spot any slowdown situations in time to take corrective action on the floor. It also gives you the actual figures to determine achievable production target rates and there is room to write production notes next to each hour for ongoing and post-run analysis.
Columns across read (L-R): HR, TARGET, ACTUAL, TARGET ACCUM., ACTUAL ACCUM., + / -, NOTES
6 sizes & models, hxw:
2x3' one 8-hr. cycle chart
2x3' one 12-hr .cycle chart
4x3' two 8 hour cycle charts
4x3' two 12 hr. cycle charts
4x6' 3 8-hr. cycle charts
4x6' three 12-hr. cycle charts.

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Daily Modular Timeline Job-Flow Tracker^™

track 39 to 70 jobs daily for 4, 6, 8 or more weeks

Each 14-day panel (with shaded weekends) can be lifted out and repositioned for a continuous project time management and project overview, on a left-to-right date line. Each day cell is 1"h x 2"w.
3 models with 39 rows or 70 rows:
28 days 100"w 2 sections,
42 days, 134"w, 3 sections
56 days 167"w, 4 sections
Expandable by adding 2-week sections and tracks

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ExpandaPanel^® Modular Magnetic Timeline Track Schedules

Expandable to any length. Many options

An ideal project overview tool for job and production line item scheduling (machines, work stations, etc.) using a continuous left-to-right dateline. Plain or printed white board steel panel sections fit in wall tracks to form a continuous 3 or 4 ft. high wall display with just a formed edge seam between panels expandable to any length. It mounts on any length wall and around corners. Individual panel sections lift out of tracks and are interchangeable. Order it to fit your wall space, capacity and timeline scale requirements. Click image to design and order your own ExpandaPanel^® schedule Patented.

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Step-by-Step^™ Whiteboard kits (1" scale)

This project management tool tracks the progress and status through each step and stage in a process.

Schedule and visually monitor the progress of line items for any application where one list interfaces and operates against another. An ideal project overview of construction stages, training enrollment, certification programs, engineering project steps, relocation stages, preventive maintenance, assembly steps. etc. Write on the board and use magnets.
5 Sizes 7 to 114 steps, 28 to 152 line item posting rows.

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GraphCenter^™ Communication Boards

Ideal for management-employee visual dialogue

Large subject areas and 1 to 4 performance line graphs. Use the open topic areas to post itemized results, notes, instructions, tasks or data on specific subjects. Includes one or more 31-day graphs for displaying ongoing progress with tapes, pens and magnets. A very popular system for all your project management needs!
11 sizes hxw (graphs - topic areas):
2x2' (1-0), 2x3' (1-1), 3x2' (1-1), 3x4' (1-3), 3x4' (4-0), 4x2' (1-2), 4x2' (3-0), 4x4' (1-5), 4x6' (1-9), 4x8' (1-12)

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DetailBlock^™ Bulletin Boards

with dedicated Subject Boxes

Keep everyone up to date subject by subject by posting news and information in big dedicated title blocks. Designed with large 11" x 13" posting areas you can order it with 4 DetailBlock layout options: 9 posting rows, 9 posting rows with 2 columns, 9 posting rows with 9 T-Card file slots or blank open blocks. Wall models or on RollAround^™ stands. 4 sizes. Write on it, use magnetic cardholders, post magnetic ChartJackets^® or tack notes. Complete ready to use kits with all accessories included.

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Shift Manning Work Schedules and / or Job-Loading Schedules

Quickly create project time management and production work schedules by assigning and moving color-coded worker names and/or jobs to work stations shift by shift and post instant status changes with colored magnet signals Write on the board too with dry-erase pens. 6 Sizes, 5 to 50 work stations

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Quality Performance-Tracker^™

Displays quality goals and competitive performance for each work center for the month, quarter and YTD

Failure to meet customer expectations for value, delivery, service and quality anywhere along the line can become deadly to your market share and bottom line. Although quality production is expected every day and hour, in reality it's often dealt with on a reactive basis. This board puts it right target with the workers and teams displaying their performance against goals in a competitive manner. It's your quality project management game scoreboard with all the incentive to perform that any game scoreboard delivers. 3 Sizes: 6, 14 or 28 teams,

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Critical Components Tracker^™

This project management tool keeps the flow of your critical production components smooth and worry-free by anticipating the potential delays and bumps in your supply-chain in time to take positive expediting action before being forced into a reactive mode. See 25 critical components with details and expediting status.
4x6'

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ProductionMetrix^™ 3-Shift 7-Day* Plan/Actual Scoreboards

Post and display 2 sets of numbers (plan and actual) for each of 3 shifts for 7 days (* weeks or months) for 7, 10, 20 or 30 work stations. Write the numbers on the magnetic dry-erase board in 4 colors and flag notice for any of them with ceramic magnetic button or star signals. With a little imagination, this board can have multi-scoreboard project management applications.

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5 or 7 Day Bulletin Calendar DayBoard^™

Plenty of room each day & 7 ways to display the day's production and project management activities and news

This 5 or 7 day magnetic write-on central communication calendar board is designed for intensive daily use. It includes write-on tools, magnetic date and month sets, charting materials and optional magnetic accessories; everything needed to operate it and make project time management simple.
2 models hxw
4x6' with 5 days Mon-Fri
4x6' with 7 days Mon-Sun

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Production Information Center Boards

A production tool that segregates and displays different classes of information

To achieve really effective employer-employee visual communication, this production tool enables you to visually post the data for everyone to see around the clock. Separately display activities, news, quality, performance, daily, weekly and ongoing issues of the day as well as itemize targeted subjects and post results. Write on the printed dry-erase magnetic board and use magnets. Create your own title, headings and line items with the press-on letters and numbers. Includes write-on tools, chart supplies and optional magnetic Grip-A-Sheet^™ bar. 4x6'

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Giant HourBoard^™s U-Design-It^®

60, 30 or 15 minute models with civilian or military time scales you can sub-divide into as many columns as you need.

Flexibly organize your project time management plans, schedules and commitments to fit your special needs and visibly communicate them to everyone involved. Ideal for appointments, reservations, security, delivery, pick-up, service routes, duty and job-time assignments, medical schedules, shift assignments, etc. etc. Just use your imagination. The dedicated time rows are open across the full width of the boards, (139", 91", 67" or 31" wide). Use the PrecisionLine^® chart tape to tape columns wherever you want them to show days, weeks, months, departments, machines, locations, etc.

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Line Item SpreadSheet^™ Board, 1"x 3" scale

With this project management tool you can display detailed data to spread across several steps and stages, or just post large numbers that you can read from a distance.

Plenty of posting room on this project management tool for easy reading - write on it and use magnets!
The cell space in each column is 1-1/4"h x 3-1/8" wide.
6 Sizes: 5 to 25 columns
21 to 60 line item posting rows.

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30 Minute TAKT Time Chart Production Rate Trackers^™

Post 30 minute actual accumulated production performance against the accumulated TAKT Rate

Write notes opposite any rate slowdown or stoppage on this project management tool. Use the 10 magnet signal colors to quickly code the type of action (red = scrap buildup, green = off tolerance, etc.).These can also be used as TAKT Charts for 2, 3 or 6 different parts.
3 Sizes: 2, 4 or 6 Charts

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TimeTracker^™ Timeline Job Loading

CardView^® Schedule with long, edge-numbered job cards to show job length! 13 sizes.

To sequentially assign jobs of different time lengths to machines and work cells, you can't beat the visual impact and control of a TimeTracker^™ CardView^® board! Long edge-numbered job cards show job length - See the job time scheduled for each machine or assembly work unit.
3 Sizes 17, 27 or 39 row pockets.

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Job-Progress^™ Step Chart,

1/2" scale. Shows line item progress through steps and stages,

10 magnet signal colors can be used show degree of completion at each stage, or create your own color code. Write on the board too, Condensed 1/2" scale for larger capacity applications.
7 Sizes
40 to 156 posting rows x 14 to 132 columns

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7 Day 3 Shift Productivity Tracker^™

Tracks daily production yield for 7 days

Daily totals for all production units, plus weekly and month-to-date totals for each and all units. Keeps the numbers in view for continuous review. Post this production scoreboard where everyone involved in the production of the numbers will have it in view as a touchstone of productivity progress through the week. Use each row to display the daily production numbers for the work station, or use three rows to post it by work shift, with the 4th row (above the totals) for remarks. The top section of the board (which is divided into blank boxes) can be used to post standards, goals or anything you find works for your operation.
3 Sizes - 4, 9 or 18 work stations

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Job-Stage-Tracker^™

Keeps jobs in view and in control through process stages!

Plan the stage progression time and priority for each job with this board. One glance can show you the work load at each stage and the progress of all jobs as they progress from one stage to the next. Use the 10 magnetic signal colors to show the job status at any point in the process. Write directly on the board and use magnets. The stage columns can also represent time segments (hours, days, shifts, etc.), or assignment locations as well as production stages.
Column headings read (L-R):
CUSTOMERS, JOB NO., PART NO., 7 blank columns for production stage headings, NOTES 2 Sizes: 25 to 34 Job posting rows 7 to 14 stages

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Job Loading Schedule^™

What's next? Quickly organize, plan and line up the jobs for each work station with this board.

Use the optional large 1" x 6" magnetic cardholders and magnet status signals for quick posting and job staging with little work. To make changes, just move the magnets. Use the 50 magnet color combinations to classify and group jobs for fast visual recognition. Jobs can be keyed directly to the card inserts on your PC & desktop printer with the Letter-Easy^™ card-lettering system included. There is room next to each job for 2 magnet status signals (10 colors) to flag up-to-the-minute changes without writing. Write on the board, too with the dry-erase pens included.
2 Sizes -16 or 35 posting rows.

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Production StatusTracker^™

See each crew's work hours available, planned and worked daily for the week, with accumulated totals.

Are you getting the return on your weekly work-hour investment that you expect? Quickly spot and control wasted or under-utilized work-hours keeping your operation lean, efficient and flexible for maximum productivity. Includes a spreadsheet PC template to post and calculate each day's updated figures, printing an image of the updated board as a posting guide. 3 styles, 4 capacities

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Production Capacity-Tracker^™

Are your machine tools and production processes delivering their full production potential? Capacity-Tracker^™ puts the numbers in view for corrective action!

If your machine tools and other production equipment could run full capacity for all the hours scheduled, you would probably not have to be concerned with equipment productivity This board lets you follow the actual production hours vs. capacity potential so you can establish and track the capacity norms and actual performance percentages for each tool or part, spot declining or ascending productivity and pinpoint the corrective action.
Columns across read(L-R):
blank, CAPACITY / HOUR, HOURS THIS MO., HOURS LAST MO., PERCENT CAPACITY, NOTES
2 sizes, hxw: 2x3' with 12 rows, 4x3' with 28 rows

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Change Over Schedule

See the current job and next job for each machine.

Write on it and use magnetic color-coded status signals!
Column headings read (l-r):
MACHINE, CURRENT (subdivided into 2 columns(Part No. & Qty), ACTUAL Qty. CHANGE OVER subdivided into 2 columns (Part No. & Qty.) COMMENTS
Board hxw (rows-machines)2x3'(12), 4x3'(28'), 4x6'(56)

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31 Day Crew Work Schedules

Quickly update crew jobs through the month in color-coded detail.

This work schedule gives you a hands-on daily view of each crew's scheduled jobs, locations, equipment and status for 1 to 4 months. Use the 10 color-coded magnet signals to see at a glance every detail of each crew's deployment, showing location, equipment, material and crew. It's as flexible as your imagination. Write on the board too with the dry-erase pens and markers. 4 sizes: 4 to 16 crews for 1 to 4 months

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Service Route Schedule

See each crew's jobs for the week.

See a full 7 day a week picture, 6 jobs per day per crew. Schedule one crew for several weeks or several crews for 1 or more weeks. Everything is magnetic and instantly movable making it so easy to make last-minute changes, juggle jobs between crews, and update jobs to accommodate storms, equipment breakdowns, absent employees or almost any time-altering situation that comes up.
3 sizes: 5, 10 or 21 crews