Standardized Work or Standard Work practices

Standardization of work practices allows process steps to be decomposed and optimized into simple easy to follow steps that any operator can easily perform. Standardized practices allow operators and workers to perform tasks the same way by combining and using all resources effectively such as time, technology, tools on shadow boards and raw materials.

By decomposing any process into clearly defined tasks, one can achieve consistency, increase throughput and OEE by applying different lean techniques. These standard tasks or sequence of tasks should be well measured and documented into standard operating procedures and simpler tasks or standards in one point lessons, which should form the basis for training new operators in performing a task and as a performance and quality measurement tool.

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