What is Standardized Work?
Standardized work is one of the most powerful but least used lean tools.
By documenting the current best practice, standardized work forms the
baseline for kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is
improved, the new standard becomes the baseline for further
improvements, and so on. Improving standardized work is a never-ending
process.
(lean.org)
In my training about Standardized Work, SW means :
"Standardized
Work is a tool to make quality products, based on operator movement,
that is arranged with appropriate sequence without MUDA (non added
value)"
Standardized Work's spirit is a
TOOL
so that the function can be equated with other tools such as jig, mould,torque, impact etc.
Without Standardized Work we could not make a quality product
PURPOSE OF STANDARDIZED WORK
1. Describe the method of production to make quality product with safe, effective and efficient
By implementing SW, employees will maintain production, quality, and safe working environment.
2. First step to KAIZEN (improvement).
Standardized Work is the basic foundation for improvement (KAIZEN) and to evaluate and find MUDA, MURA, & MURI.
There will be no improvement without standardized work.
Basically, standardized work consists of three elements:
- Takt time, which is the rate at which products must be made in a process to meet customer demand.
- The precise work sequence in which an operator performs tasks within takt time.
- The standard inventory, including units in machines, required to keep the process operating smoothly.
There are 3 +1 Sheet in standardized work
:
1) Production capacity sheet PCS
2) Standardized work combination table SWCT
3) Standardized work chart SWC
4) Standardized Work Instruction Sheet SWIS
source: www.lean-tool.com