Stability 63 Study Questions 1. What is a standard? What are the attributes of an effective standard? 2. Define the visual management triangle. Can you describe where you have seen it applied effectively? What are the key enablers? a workplace 3. Take a walk in your workplace. a. See if you can find at least one example of Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 visual management. b. What are the most common visual management levels used in your workplace? Any reflections or learning points? c. How might you improve visual management in your workplace? 4. Take another walk in your workplace. a. Assess each element of 5S. b. Any reflections or learning points? c. How might you improve 5S in your workplace? 5. Define the most important measures of machine performance. 6. Identify at least one example of each of the Six Big Losses in your workplace. a. What are possible causes of each type of loss? your b. How might you improve machine stability and effectiveness in workplace? 7. Do the principles of total productive maintenance apply outside the fac- tory? Explain your answer with concrete examples