New horizons in standardized work : techniques for manufacturing and business process improvement / Timothy D. Martin and Jeffrey T. Bell.

Includes bibliographical references.

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What Is Standardized Work?; Chapter 2: Observation; Chapter 3: Cyclic Standardized Work; Chapter 4: Long-Cycle Standardized Work; Chapter 5: Job Design for the Worker: Understanding the Levels of Interfacing; Chapter 6: Noncyclic Standardized Work; Appendix A: Philosophy for Auditing Standardized Work; Appendix B: Documenting Common Issues and Problems with a WCT; Appendix C: Taking Measurements with a Stopwatch; Appendix D: Workplace Mock-Ups and Simulation Philosophy; Appendix E: A Little More on the Kaizen Attitude.

Enabling management to verify that processes are being performed correctly and in an efficient manner, standardized work provides limitless opportunities for process improvements. So much so, that it has become a vital component of improvement efforts in Lean enterprise systems. New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement is an all-inclusive guide to applying standardized work principles to virtually any business in any industry. It facilitates a fundamental understanding of standardized work principles and the logic behind their development.

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