Glossary

Shop Floor (Management)

In industry, the shop floor refers to the production area/production site as the place where value is created. Shop floor management comprises processes, methods, and systems to ensure the most efficient production possible. Shop floor management (SFM) focuses on what happens at the base. SFM is understood as the optimization of management and leadership tasks in a production facility.

According to this, it is an effective procedure with the goal of continuous process improvement, which is the result of cooperation between employees and management. Shop floor management enables the continuous improvement of all processes towards the common corporate goal of daily fulfilment of customer requirements.

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