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Do you have so many metrics in your area, that it can be overwhelming and time-consuming trying to assess how things are performing each day? QDIP is a tool we recently discovered that has made this task much quicker, so you can get to the real issue, instead of feeling drowned in data overload, and not knowing where to begin!

QDIP is a daily process management tool to quickly provide a visual assessment of how a process is operating using 5 criteria: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity. With this tool, anyone can quickly assess the status of a process or cell in a matter of seconds. The diagrams allow you to track up to 25 working days (assume max of 5 working days a week for a 5-week month). Sheets are 8.5 x 11 in size with one criteria per sheet (see image graphic)

At the end of the month, a manager can quickly assess when the problems occurred, and determine what the emphasis should be in the upcoming month to resolve these issues. If the entire diagram for a given criteria is green, then the key metric should be modified to make it more of a challenge. If the entire diagram is red, then either the metric is too difficult, or there are additional resources or prioritization that is needed to help address those issues.

How do I implement QDIP in my area?

Step 1 – Define Key Metrics for each criteria Example Metrics for each Criteria

Safety	Quality	Delivery	Inventory	Productivity
No missed days No injuries	Less than 5 defects per day DPMO less than 50 Test Yield greater than 95%	100% on-time to customers, schedule, next process, etc Complete 10 units per day	WIP less than 10 units No more than 3 pieces at each station WIP less than $10,000	$/hr greater than $150 Less than 10 minutes of downtime Team met daily takt time goals

Step 2 – Display new QDIP diagrams at beginning of each month

It is recommended that you place them in this order, in a location for everyone (employees and management) to view. You can either laminate each sheet and reuse each month (clean off previous month), or print out a new sheet each month, so you can retain the history

Step 3 – After each production day, color the day on each diagram with GREEN (met goal) or RED (did not meet goal)

Example: QDIP diagrams after Day 1

As you can see from the first day, the process did not meet its delivery goal, but met all other goals.

Example: QDIP diagrams after Day 3

After day 3, the cell has met its safety goals, but had troubles on various days meeting its other goals

Example: QDIP diagrams after Day 14

Example: QDIP diagrams after Day 25

Display new QDIP diagrams at the beginning of each month. Laminate each sheet and reuse each month (clean off previous month), or print out a new sheet each month to retain the history. Instructions sbove are also included in the document.