Re: Kami Shabai Audit System
Hi all...it is GregB here but I lost my password when I moved so am logged in under a new guise until I work it out.
I am in charge of our new Kamishibai system and we use it in conjunction with our 'Lean' Board.
Although, Kamishibai translates as a 'Paper Drama' it is just a word and should not be taken literally.
The system, in brief, is a visual 'Go - No Go' board with individual tasks reflecting their status - Green = Completed/Inspected and Red = Uncompleted/Not Inspected. Each task has a 'Single Point Lesson' plan and checklist. These tasks, in our case, evolve from our lean board which highlights causes of downtime and their countermeasures (usually resolved by a Root Cause Analysis).
Certain tasks (ones to be monitored) are then transferred to the Kamishibai board and are inspected each shift (Go-No Go). These tasks are then audited by either Supervisor/Manager (weekly/Monthly etc) to ascertain if ther problem/remedy is being dealt with or solves the issue. Theses tasks are then reviewed every three months, or as required, to see if they qualify to be added to the 'Preventative Maintenance' schedule or if the countermeasures have fixed the issue. When I say 'Audit' I mean it as an Inspection rather than a documented person to person questionfest...It is the purest form of audit. Was the task, as described in the Kamishibai lesson plan, undertaken?
Kamishibai tasks, thus far, are limited to such things as:
* An area of plant being cleaned such as a Conveyor belt head drum,
* A valve or guage being inspected and recorded,
Our system is in its infancy but we can see great benefits from it, as we have from our 'Lean Board'. I will fill you in with the details as it evolves. As background, I work in the mining sector and our Plant/Mine stretches over 40 plus kilometers so the dayshift manager cannot be reasonably expected to visit the entire site each day.