{"id":"visual-management","model_id":"Visual management","name":"Visual management","summary":"Visual management is the placement in plain view of tools, parts, production activities, and indicators of production system performance. It allows the status of the system to be understood at a glance by everyone involved.","study_notes":["The definition covers tools, parts, production activities, and indicators of production system performance.","The document cross-references Andon and Jidoka; these are not in the available reference list."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/visual-management/","title":"Visual Management - Lean Enterprise Institute","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":1,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"operational","spec":{"kind":"methodology","related":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/operational/visual-management","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}