Standardized Work

Process variations create costly quality problems including rework and scrap. Standardized work is a lean manufacturing tool that helps eliminate variations by requiring each step in a process to be defined and performed uniformly every time.

Standardized work establishes the most efficient way to perform a task or function using available equipment, people, and material. Our consultants will work with your team to standardize processes, routes, operator procedures, safety issues, and locations. You’ll quickly upgrade your operations and set the stage for additional lean and continuous-improvement activities.

Benefits

Standardized work will help you:

• Improve safety and quality
• Identify waste
• Increase productivity
• Shorten and simplify new operator training
• Share best practices
• Establish a basis for continuous improvement
• Provide a foundation for other lean manufacturing tools