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Some shift handovers are a careful walk-down at the machine. Many are a line in a logbook. This piece describes what separates the two, and how a plant can tell which one it has.
Start the handover at the machine
An open issue is easier to pass on where it can be seen and heard. A walk-down lets the outgoing operator point at the valve, the noise or the drip, and lets the incoming operator ask a question while the answer is still in front of them.
Exhibit 1
Illustrative dataIn this illustrative bottling plant, a walk-down at the machine passes on more open issues than a logbook
Share of open issues fully passed on at shift handover, by handover format, percent, illustrative bottling plant
- Note
- Illustrative data for layout purposes only; not a research finding.
- Source
- The Craft Gap, illustrative data set (placeholder). Real exhibits name the survey, sample size and date.
View the data
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Logbook entry only | 38% |
| Verbal handover at the desk | 52% |
| Walk-down at the machine | 74% |
- Callout 1: Depalletizer: start where the shift began, and where the first stop happened.
- Callout 2: Filler: show the valve that was adjusted, not just the logbook line.
- Callout 3: Labeler: hand over the open issue where it can be seen and heard.
- Callout 4: Packer, then back to the desk: agree what to watch in the first hour.
What to try next week
Pick one line and one shift change. Walk it down with both crews for a week, note each open issue that is passed on, and compare that list with the logbook. The exhibit uses illustrative values to show how that comparison will be presented.
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