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February 22, 2021. In lean manufacturing, Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) is often called the missing link. Organizations that implement MDI as part of their business strategy take the opposite approach of many companies.
What does MDI board stand for?
MDI stands for Managing for Daily Improvement. Lawton's goal is continuous improvement, and a great way to reach that goal, and visually track our daily progress toward it, is through MDI boards.
What is MDI Managing for daily improvement?
Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) is a mechanism in which organizations implement visual management strategies and facilitate key performance indicators (KPIs) at the ground level with day-to-day employee activities. This is born out of the idea that, psychologically, individuals want to do well.
What is the Gemba walk?
Gemba is a Japanese term defined as “the actual place”. In manufacturing, the shop floor is the gemba, the “actual place manufacturing is completed”. A gemba walk is a tour of the shop floor. The “gemba walk” bridges theory and practice by bringing leaders to the shop floor to observe processes as they happen.
