{"id":8997,"date":"2011-08-04T07:01:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T13:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=8997"},"modified":"2014-10-13T13:36:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T18:36:05","slug":"visual-management-systems-mexican-restaurant-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/visual-management-systems-mexican-restaurant-franchise\/8997\/","title":{"rendered":"Menu Item Visibility at a Mexican Restaurant Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<!--powerpress_player--><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_flv\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/media\/lean-six-sigma\/visual-management-systems-cafe-rio-mexican-grill.flv\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?powerpress_pinw=8997-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/media\/lean-six-sigma\/visual-management-systems-cafe-rio-mexican-grill.flv\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"visual-management-systems-cafe-rio-mexican-grill.flv\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/shmula.com-lean-leadership\/id930098243?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.opexlearning.com%2Fresources%2F%3Fp%3D8997\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Visual Management Systems includes menu item visibility and should be <a title=\"visual management systems are simple\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/visual-management-principle-in-a-glance\/2975\/\">simple<\/a>, <a title=\"visual management systems are obvious\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/visual-management-principle-make-it-obvious\/2536\/\">obvious<\/a>, <a title=\"visual management systems are efficient\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/kanban-family-job-chart\/1577\/\">efficient<\/a>, and <a title=\"visual management systems are effective\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/reacting-to-visual-cues\/397\/\">effective<\/a>. Thus was the case at a recent visit to a Mexican Restaurant in Utah called Cafe Rio.<\/p>\n\n<p>At that Mexican Restaurant Franchise, my wife and I have grown a little too fond of the Cafe Rio Salad &#8211; we like it so much that we go there several times a month. I like to get their Pork Barbeque Salad, while my wife likes to order the Vegetarian (veggie) Salad. Every other ingredient on the salad is the same, except for the main ingredient &#8211; pork or veggie. So, in an assembly line like you see below, how can the next person in the line quickly tell what should and should not be in the salad?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8998 aligncenter\" title=\"mexican-restaurant-franchise-assembly-line\" alt=\"mexican restuarant franchise\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/mexican-restaurant-franchise-assembly-line.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right. The Simple Visual Management System they use is a simple colored piece of tinfoil they place on the salad, so the next server down the assembly line can see, decide, and act without having to hesitate or even ask questions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8999 aligncenter\" title=\"visual-management-systems-restaurant-industry-cafe-rio\" alt=\"visual management systems\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/visual-management-systems-restaurant-industry-cafe-rio-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/visual-management-systems-restaurant-industry-cafe-rio-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/visual-management-systems-restaurant-industry-cafe-rio-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The picture above shows a piece of tinfoil with a blue line, which represents a Pork Salad. 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