15 Benefits of Standard Work

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Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System, once
said, “Without Standard Work, there is no Kaizen.” That’s a
pretty bold statement, but when you think about
the continuous improvement cycle, it makes a lot of
sense. How can you move from the current state to the desired
state if the current state is a moving target? Standard
Work, which documents the current best practice for performing a
task or process, and ensures that everyone is applying it, is a
prerequisite for improvement.


Here are 15 ways that Standard Work benefits organizations that
leverage it.