ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the case that involves the application of color coding to identify the location of a performed work function. The solution involved a simple change that added a means of assigning responsibility for work performed. The chapter also presents an example which is short and will provide insight to be used to assign full responsibility to an operation, flow path, or the people involved. The establishment and use of mandatory job instructions that contain work specifications, including tools and methods, should be part of unswerving work requirements. Sketches can also be posted to aid the employee in this practice. The chapter deals with a serious scrap problem as a result of a troubled employee. The problem that was experienced was due to the amount of scrap that was created because of core cuts in finished intake manifold castings. Numerous castings were being scrapped due to the core cuts and inherent flaws that they precipitated.
