In order to organize the daily work on the operational level it is crucial for front line supervisors to oversee all priorities and activities. A detailed breakdown of activities is therewith needed centering on the products that the supervisor is creating. Being it blocks, rooms, systems or drawings. Basically a multi-project overview into the assignments for their shops. Including insights on activity constraints, priorities, dependencies and material status.
This last planner approach as we call it, allows these supervisors to understand if all resources, material and information is available to start the work. But it also allows them to signal devations and trigger mitigating actions to streamline processes and get the project back on track again. In our philosophy LEAN shipbuilding all starts with recognition of supervisor informational needs and delivering on it.
