ProManage Andon: Real-Time
Visibility and Rapid Interventio on
the Production Line
Make Production Losses Visible, Shorten Your Action Time
ProManage Andon is a real-time management system that makes quality and process problems on the production line visible, instantly informs the relevant teams, and shortens response time. By establishing a common visual language, it systematizes problem-solving and supports a continuous improvement culture.
ProManage Andon is a visibility layer that ensures issues occurring on the production floor are detected without delay and that the right teams are quickly engaged. It consolidates line- or machine-based statuses on a single screen and strengthens coordination through instant notification mechanisms. Thus, problem management moves beyond individual initiative and gains a systematic and traceable structure.
What is Andon?
Andon is an approach rooted in the Japanese term meaning “paper lantern” and became part of manufacturing terminology especially with Toyota. In production, it is a system that informs management, maintenance, quality, and relevant teams about process or quality problems and supports rapid intervention.
Real-Time Visibility
With ProManage Andon, situations occurring on the line or machine are visible on a single screen. Real-time production details of multiple machines can be monitored simultaneously.
Thanks to this structure:
- The status of the production line is monitored instantly.
- Problems are detected without delay.
- A common source of information is established on the shop floor.
Real-time visibility supports fast and coordinated action instead of reactive intervention.
Rapid Escalation and Coordination
ProManage Andon ensures that when a problem occurs, the relevant teams are immediately informed. This mechanism shortens intervention and resolution time.
Through systematic notification:
- Management, maintenance, and quality teams are informed simultaneously.
- The escalation process accelerates.
- Coordination increases.
This structure transforms the problem-solving process from reliance on individual communication into an institutional discipline.
Standard and Flexible Screen Structure
ProManage Andon can be rapidly implemented with 12 ready-to-use screen options. This standard screen structure enables fast deployment on the shop floor.
If needed, custom screen designs can also be added. Thus, a visual structure aligned with the organization’s priorities and monitoring needs can be established.
Contribution to Continuous Improvement Culture
ProManage Andon contributes to the establishment of a continuous improvement culture by structuring problem management with the “see–solve–learn–repeat” cycle. This approach goes beyond focusing only on immediate intervention and systematizes learning and recurring development
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Visualize the Problem and Engage the Operator
Line and machine problems become visible. Active participation of the operator in the improvement process is encouraged.
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Generate Fast Solutions with Real-Time Monitoring
Andon notifications help quickly detect problems and enable rapid action. Intervention time is shortened.
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Go to the Root Cause and Produce a Permanent Solution
Beyond immediate resolution, a root cause analysis approach is encouraged. Thus, recurring problems can be reduced.
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Repeat the Process and Standardize
When this discipline is applied regularly, a sustainable improvement culture spreads throughout the factory. Problem management becomes systematic.
How Are Andon Screens Used?
ProManage Andon screens can be displayed on a ceiling-mounted monitor within the facility. In this way, a visible reference point is created for everyone in the production area.
Unlike dashboards, Andon screens are designed to present real-time production details of multiple machines on a single screen. This structure facilitates instant line-based status monitoring. Screens can be displayed cyclically at desired intervals and for specified durations. Thus, information from different lines or machines can be monitored periodically
Systematic Problem Management with ProManage Andon
ProManage Andon makes quality and process problems on the production line visible, informs relevant teams, and accelerates the resolution process. With real-time visibility, rapid escalation, and a standard screen structure, it transforms problem management into a systematic structure.
This approach establishes a common language on the production floor and contributes to the institutionalization of continuous improvement discipline.
Frequently Asked Questions
ProManage Andon makes quality and process problems on the production line visible in real time, informs relevant teams, and shortens response time.
Andon is a system that supports rapid intervention by making process or quality problems visible in production. Its origins are based on the Japanese manufacturing approach.
Andon screens are generally displayed on ceiling-mounted monitors in the production area and present real-time production details of multiple machines on a single screen.
There are 12 ready-to-use screen options. Custom screen designs can be added if needed.
It makes problems visible, enables rapid intervention, encourages root cause analysis, and when applied regularly, establishes a sustainable improvement culture.
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