Colour-Coding Ideas To Streamline Operations
An organised, colour-coded facility makes manufacturing seamlessly efficient. Consider these ways to implement intuitive colour systems:
By Department – Designate locker colours by department. Yellow for QA testing materials, green for safety equipment, and blue for engineering prototypes. Intuitive retrieval minimises cross-contamination.
By Priority – Red signifies urgent orders for expedited processing, silver means tools used only for premium clients, and yellow holds materials needing special handling.
By Material Type – Red for flammables, blue for electronics/computer parts, black for raw metal stock and general supplies. Ensure regulation compliance with clear hazardous substance segregation.
By Job Function – Yellow lockers contain tools for welding work, green for finishing work, and blue for assembly work. Quickly locate equipment by sight rather than deciphering messy labels.
Plan colour-coded locker placement strategically near relevant workstations, machinery production areas and inventory zones, and these consistent visual cues will reinforce systematic working, preventing errors.