Master Lean Performance with Digital SQCDP Boards  

In lean manufacturing, SQCDP stands for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People. An SQCDP visual management tool tracks these metrics in real time, enabling teams to drive continuous improvement and stay aligned with strategic objectives. Whether used as a daily lean board or a simple visual tool, the SQCDP system provides a clear, at-a-glance view of daily performance, helping teams identify issues quickly, take corrective action, and keep everyone aligned throughout each shift.  

How SQCDP Visual Management Boards Support Lean Manufacturing Goals 

Visual management is a key principle of Lean methodology, and digital SQCDP boards make problems visible, actions trackable, and decisions timely. They support performance and continuous improvement in several ways: 

• Real-time production tracking with visual KPIs: Monitor SQCDP metrics daily on live dashboards. Get instant insights into Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People, eliminating delays from manual reporting. 
• Continuous improvement through live metric analysis: Identify bottlenecks and recurring issues using real-time visual trends. Dashboards enable immediate corrective actions and ongoing process optimisation. 
• Smarter decisions through transparent operations: Ensure everyone — from team members to leaders — shares the same performance view with tiered daily boards. Digital visual boards promote accountability and allow faster data-driven action.  

Inside the SQCDP Dashboard: Key Performance Metrics 

The SQCDP dashboard tracks Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People, giving teams real-time visibility and supporting Lean continuous improvement. 

• Safety: Monitors incidents, near-misses, and unsafe acts, visualising trends by shift or department and tracking closure rates. Example: One manufacturer cut repeat incidents by 40% using safety hotspots on the board. 
• Quality: Tracks defects, First Pass Yield (FPY), and rework trends. Highlights errors early and supports zero-defect strategies. Example: An automotive line reduced defects by 35% in three months with FPY trend charts. 
• Delivery: Provides visibility into OTIF, production attainment, and logistics performance. Example: A plant improved on-time delivery by 28% in 60 days using real-time delivery dashboards. 
• Cost: Links operational inefficiencies, downtime, and waste to actual costs. Tracks cost per unit, rework, and overspend triggers. Example: One factory reduced production cost per unit by 11% in 45 days using cost panels. 
• People: Monitors workforce capability, training, and skill gaps. Tracks alignment with Lean goals and engagement. Example: A plant increased team agility by 22% after closing skill gaps across shifts.  

LTS Data Point: Your Digital SQCDP Board Solution 

LTS Data Point lets organisations run SQCDP boards digitally with clarity, speed, and consistency. By bringing all key performance indicators into a single live environment, it links strategic objectives directly to daily operations on the shop floor and beyond. 

Built for Lean practices, the platform replaces manual updates with real-time visual dashboards that pull data automatically from ERP and MES systems. Embedded frameworks like SQCDP and the Balanced Scorecard keep metrics structured, aligned, and actionable.  

The outcome is faster, data-driven decision-making, improved accountability, and a standardised approach to continuous improvement that can scale across teams and locations.