Visualization tool

Challenges and Selection

As part of technology group on an automotive company we are focused to solve problems  both current and future. When we have a problem on a current product, we made a full  analysis with experts on different areas, this help us to have a better vision on the problem  to solve. These analyses could last weeks or even months and a lot of designs and testing can  be done in all the process. Visualization can help us to put ideas on something real, we can  draw process, models or make a list with options to solve the problems. Is a good tool to solve  problems and came to solutions individually or in a group. We did many exercises with the  visualization tool, for this work we will focus on solving a problem with a stack of parts that  show damage.

Application

First to all, a team composed of around 10 -15 people from different areas of the company is  created. This team will study the problem and will look for possible solutions. One person will  present the case of study, this could be by slides with pictures of the parts with damage and  listed characteristics of the parts like material, the manufacturing process, etc.

After that, the team will be asked to look at the pictures and write down some hypothesis  about possible causes of the damage shown on the parts. Then the ideas were exposed to all  the team, the expositors could draw or write on the wall their ideas as they need them.

At the end of the meeting the hypothesis that make more sense will be examine closely and  the team could be divided in order to explore these ideas. The team members could run some  simulations or tests to probe their theories and they show their results to the whole team on  a second meeting.

After conclude the exposition and learn about the possible causes of damage parts,  the team  will start again looking for possible solutions to the damage parts problem and again all the   ideas will be listen for the whole team to reach a conclusion about how to improve processes  and avoid damage to parts. The results of the study will be presented to the whole area using  pictures, graphics and visual aids.

Insight and approach

Visualization tool is a great tool that help us to solve any problem. It helps a lot when you  have a work team to express their ideas about something. I think that visualization tool must  be use at the beginning of the projects to give a structure and to make an action plan.

With this exercise using visualization tool it helps us to put our ideas on paper give us a  different point of view of the problem by listen the thoughts of our partners. It helps to know  the “why” of the problem and the “how” of the solution.

We must keep practicing our visualization abilities and develop this ability in all out partners  because is great start point for several activities.


Visualization tool Challenges and Selection As part of technology group on an automotive company we are focused to solve problems both current and future . When we have a problem on a current product , we made a full analysis with experts on different areas , this help us to have a better vision on the problem to solve . These analyses could last weeks or even months and a lot of designs and testing can be done in all the process . Visualization can help us to put ideas on something real , we can draw process , models or make a list with options to solve the problems . Is a good tool to solve problems and came to solutions individually or in a group . We did many exercises with the visualization tool , for this work we will focus on solving a problem with a stack of parts that show damage . Application First to all , a team composed of around 10 -15 people from different areas of the company is created . This team will study the problem and will look for possible solutions . One person will present the case of study , this could be by slides with pictures of the parts with damage and listed characteristics of the parts like material , the manufacturing process , etc . After that , the team will be asked to look at the pictures and write down some hypothesis about possible causes of the damage shown on the parts . Then the ideas were exposed to all the team , the expositors could draw or write on the wall their ideas as they need them . At the end of the meeting the hypothesis that make more sense will be examine closely and the team could be divided in order to explore these ideas . The team members could run some simulations or tests to probe their theories and they show their results to the whole team on a second meeting . After conclude the exposition and learn about the possible causes of damage parts , the team will start again looking for possible solutions to the damage parts problem and again all the ideas will be listen for the whole team to reach a conclusion about how to improve processes and avoid damage to parts . The results of the study will be presented to the whole area using pictures , graphics and visual aids . Insight and approach Visualization tool is a great tool that help us to solve any problem . It helps a lot when you have a work team to express their ideas about something . I think that visualization tool must be use at the beginning of the projects to give a structure and to make an action plan . With this exercise using visualization tool it helps us to put our ideas on paper give us a different point of view of the problem by listen the thoughts of our partners . It helps to know the “ why ” of the problem and the “ how ” of the solution . We must keep practicing our visualization abilities and develop this ability in all out partners because is great start point for several activities .