Implement following Standard Operations – stability
Team structure / ratio / roles and responsibility
Identify work zones / stations
Divide the process into manageable steps
Determine what conditions must be measured
Design the andon board
Set the escalation procedure
Determine the support structure
Set the criteria for collating downtime data
Determine confirmation points / regularity
Set effective communication structure
Visualise problem solving status
Andon systems should be thought out and appropriate in design to be effective.
Andon systems should be implemented when and only when an appropriate support system and escalation procedure is in place (Service Level Agreements, problem solving process etc.)
Andon signals should be simple and easy to understand
