What is Visual Management and how does Plantnode make use of this?

Visual Management via an overhead LED display placed over the production asset gives direct feedback regarding any element of the machine (and operators) performance. Instantly the operator and be prompted to address the problem highlighted.

Furthermore, sensible use of other metrics such as the previous shift performance or current OEE can motivate employees to achieve greater output.

The LED display can be viewed across the shop floor by supervisors (there can be multiple LED displays and multiple Plantnodes) which means they can keep a close eye across the plant and assist operators with problems.
 
Visual management on its own will deliver a performance improvement of between 3% - 5% on the shop floor. The highly visual real-time nature of the web based reporting also means that visual management is available to the entire organisation.