Standard work

Standard work is documentation of the agreed-upon, one best way to produce a product. It serves as the communication, training, and process improvement tool for the cell. It can include such information as cycle time, takt time, designed level of work in process, operator flow sequence, material flow sequence, staffing, etc.

Definitions

According to the Lean Manufacturing by Feld,

Standard work. Documentation of the agreed-upon, one best way to produce a product. It serves as the communication, training, and process improvement tool for the cell. It can include such information as cycle time, takt time, designed level of work in process, operator flow sequence, material flow sequence, staffing, etc.