| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 121, 2017
8th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Education – MSE 2017 “Trends in New Industrial Revolution”
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| Article Number | 02005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Management, Modelling and Monitoring of Manufacturing Processes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201712102005 | |
| Published online | 09 August 2017 | |
Visual communication in lean organizations
1 Marquardt Schaltsysteme S.C.S., 2, München st., 550018 Sibiu, Romania
2 Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Faculty of Engineering, 10 Victoriei Bvd., 550024 Sibiu, Romania
* Corresponding author: virginiaiuga@gmail.com
Many researchers have studied the role and importance of communication and communication types for organizations and their work force. The topic of organizational communication is a constantly changing one. The thing that remains stable throughout this very wide topic is its purpose: communication is vital for the effectiveness and success of organizations of all sizes, types and cultures. In terms of type, one could split up topic by type as followed: verbal, visual and written. This research paper focuses on the visual component at shop floor within automotive organizations. It aims at giving the reader a structured overview on the most appropriate but also lean visual communication practices. In order to establish these methods at shop floor, a survey was conducted among nine big automotive companies in Romania. It was then followed up by a second survey dedicated to check the effectiveness of implementation of these methods in a big automotive organization. The paper presents the analyses, results and the conclusions of this surveys.
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