{"id":3240,"date":"2025-04-24T16:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3240"},"modified":"2025-05-14T14:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:16:05","slug":"bespoke-5s-shadow-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/04\/24\/bespoke-5s-shadow-boards\/","title":{"rendered":"Bespoke 5S Shadow Boards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3240\" class=\"elementor elementor-3240\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe4b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe4b32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4283ba\" data-id=\"b4283ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa28b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efa28b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>Our Lean Manufacturing Journey...<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f067009 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f067009\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3291a38\" data-id=\"3291a38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4634b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4634b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We\u2019ve been on a bit of a Lean manufacturing journey here at the factory.<\/strong><\/p><p>And like most good journeys, it\u2019s come with its fair share of learning curves, small wins, and\u2014let\u2019s be honest\u2014a few \u201cwhy did we do it that way?\u201d moments.<\/p><p>One of the areas we\u2019ve made real progress in is our 5S shadow boards, and <strong>we thought we\u2019d share a bit about how we got there<\/strong>, with the hope it might be useful to someone else taking their first few steps (or even backtracking a little) on the same path.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ae9146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ae9146\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a2fb22\" data-id=\"2a2fb22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfe169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bfe169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>When We Got It Wrong...<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ecaff0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ecaff0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f79aa56\" data-id=\"f79aa56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc5948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc5948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Let\u2019s start with a confession: we didn\u2019t always get it right.<\/strong><\/p><p>At first, we tried designing shadow boards in a bit of a bubble\u2014thinking we could map out what every department needed just by watching and guessing. The boards looked great on the wall, but they didn\u2019t quite work in practice.<\/p><p>Tools weren\u2019t where they needed to be, some slots never got used, and people were still improvising their own systems.<\/p><p><strong>In other words, they weren\u2019t really helping anyone.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d6bfa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d6bfa3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4f6626\" data-id=\"b4f6626\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b315fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b315fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lean-Manufacturing.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" controls=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce3dbdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce3dbdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12df77d\" data-id=\"12df77d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd69c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cd69c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>What Changed Everything? Listening....<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-554e171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"554e171\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ca2564\" data-id=\"9ca2564\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f875d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f875d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><em><strong>The turning point came when we started talking to the people who actually use the tools every day.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Instead of trying to design \u201cthe perfect system&#8221;,<\/strong> <em><strong>we asked operators, techs, and team leads what they needed from a shadow board.<\/strong><\/em> And wow\u2014what a difference.<\/p><\/div><div><strong>Each department had its own quirks and priorities.<\/strong> The production team wanted speed and simplicity. The maintenance crew needed flexibility. The sewing line had super-specific tool shapes and storage needs.<\/div><div><strong><br \/>When we brought all of that into the design process, the boards stopped being generic and started being genuinely useful.<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0828c48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0828c48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a9277d\" data-id=\"1a9277d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b4239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10b4239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>A Collaborative Process\nWe approached it like this...<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6986cd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6986cd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3503e8\" data-id=\"e3503e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020d4c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"020d4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Talk first, design later \u2013<\/strong> We had chats with each team about what tools they actually use, how often, and what gets in their way. We also looked at where things tend to \u201cgo missing\u201d and why.<\/li><li><strong>Make it visible \u2013<\/strong> We mocked things up with tape and cardboard before committing to anything. Everyone had the chance to tweak, move, or veto ideas.<\/li><li><strong>Start small \u2013<\/strong> We tested the new boards in just one area. There were tweaks, naturally. But the feedback was so positive we quickly started rolling it out elsewhere\u2014with each area shaping their own version.<\/li><li><strong>Keep the conversation going \u2013<\/strong> Just because the boards are on the wall doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re finished. Teams still suggest changes and updates when things shift, and that\u2019s exactly what we want.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6405e2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6405e2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad589d0\" data-id=\"ad589d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e4b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87e4b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>Sustainability Through Ownership...<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3ef2e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3ef2e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae725b4\" data-id=\"ae725b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e7aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27e7aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>One of the biggest wins? Because the boards were built with the team, they\u2019re used by the team\u2014and maintained by the team. <\/strong><\/p><p>That\u2019s helped us actually sustain the improvements, instead of watching them slowly drift back to the old way.<\/p><p><strong>It\u2019s amazing how much more people engage with something they helped create.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18c950a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18c950a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0625835\" data-id=\"0625835\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe87a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe87a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b>Final Thoughts...<\/b><\/p><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efa7099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efa7099\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bddc98\" data-id=\"6bddc98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab0ecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dab0ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>This was never just about tidy tools on a board. It\u2019s been about creating a culture where improvement isn\u2019t something handed down\u2014it\u2019s something we build together, department by department, person by person. <\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>We\u2019ve still got plenty of improvements ahead of us, and we\u2019re still learning as we go\u2014but if there\u2019s one big takeaway from our experience, it\u2019s this: if you want a shadow board that really works, don\u2019t design it for your employees. Design it with them.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><em><strong>Thanks for following along\u2014and if you\u2019ve got your own shadow board wins (or disasters), we\u2019d love to hear them!<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e7ed89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e7ed89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2238564\" data-id=\"2238564\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30a209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f30a209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Best regards,<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Richard McCombe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch how we implement 5S Shadow boards in our large format printing business!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":3257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[323,319,318,322,138,325,320,263,324,321],"class_list":["post-3240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-improvement","tag-2-second-lean","tag-5s","tag-lean","tag-lean-manufacturing","tag-printing","tag-scottish-enterprise","tag-shadow-boards","tag-sign-making","tag-smas","tag-tpm"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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