There are many ways to get from point A to point B. All may eventually get you there, but some will get you there safer, more quickly, more efficiently and more satisfactorily. For some it is enough simply to get there. For others it is about getting there more quickly. For another it may be about getting there with the least amount of hassle. What employers need to discover is the ideal method to perform a specific task. By that I mean how to get from point A to point B by the most efficient, cost effective way possible while maintaining our safety and well being at the same time and not doing anything to endanger the quality of the final product. This is where standardization comes into play. When through trial, error and experience, we discover the best way to accomplish a task we need to document that information in an easy to understand manor so that others performing the same task can benefit from our knowledge. It does a company no good if it hires 20 people to perform a specific task and while only one person does it optimally the other 19 stumble and struggle their way through with a variety of techniques that do not measure up to what is deemed best. By nature, we as humans resist standardization and prefer to do things our own way. After all we tend to believe our way is the only way. But just because we prefer a method does not mean that it is the best. Here is a somewhat silly example. I might want to drive to work at 20 miles per hour and drive with unnecessary caution while you may want to drive at 100 miles per hour with total disregard for your own or anyone else’s wellbeing. Neither of us gets to do what we want. We are forced by law to obey speed limits as well as traffic signals and regulations. Laws tell us that we are not permitted to drive on the sidewalks or run red lights or squish pedestrians. These standardized laws and instructions are what all drivers must follow to prevent chaos on the highways. The same thought process must be followed to prevent chaos in the workplace. In the world of “Lean” this is known as “Standard Work”. It applies to the standardization of virtually any task in any type of business. Standard Work is nothing more than taking a standardized optimal set of instructions and creating a simple easy to understand document describing the best way to perform a specific task and posting it so that everyone performing this task can follow the example. Pictures, illustrations and color are often used in place of text to help clarify what is expected. (One picture is worth a thousand words). Training usually accompanies the implementation of a standard work procedure. An environment must also exist to insure that once standard work is created, everyone follows the prescribed method. That does not mean that at some point in time an even better method may be developed to replace the current. This is what continuous improvement is all about, It simply means that the other less effective methods will no longer be considered or tolerated. At Malafarina Technologies we can create standardized documents for your specific needs. We also take standardization one step forward by allowing you to choose you own standards for your documents. In other words if you want specific fonts, styles, size, colors, logos and illustrations you’re your documents that reflect the schemes used by your corporation, we will accommodate those specifications. Standardization is all about doing things the exact same way every time. It is the reason that you can buy a Big Mac in California There are many ways to get from point A to point B. All may eventually get you there, but some will get you there safer, more quickly, more efficiently and more satisfactorily. For some it is enough simply to get there. For others it is about getting there more quickly. For another it may be about getting there with the least amount of hassle. What employers need to discover is the ideal method to perform a specific task. By that I mean how to get from point A to point B by the most efficient, cost effective way possible while maintaining our safety and well being at the same time and not doing anything to endanger the quality of the final product. This is where standardization comes into play. When through trial, error and experience, we discover the best way to accomplish a task we need to document that information in an easy to understand manor so that others performing the same task can benefit from our knowledge. It does a company no good if it hires 20 people to perform a specific task and while only one person does it optimally the other 19 stumble and struggle their way through with a variety of techniques that do not measure up to what is deemed best. By nature, we as humans resist standardization and prefer to do things our own way. After all we tend to believe our way is the only way. But just because we prefer a method does not mean that it is the best. Here is a somewhat silly example. I might want to drive to work at 20 miles per hour and drive with unnecessary caution while you may want to drive at 100 miles per hour with total disregard for your own or anyone else’s wellbeing. Neither of us gets to do what we want. We are forced by law to obey speed limits as well as traffic signals and regulations. Laws tell us that we are not permitted to drive on the sidewalks or run red lights or squish pedestrians. These standardized laws and instructions are what all drivers must follow to prevent chaos on the highways. The same thought process must be followed to prevent chaos in the workplace. In the world of “Lean” this is known as “Standard Work”. It applies to the standardization of virtually any task in any type of business. Standard Work is nothing more than taking a standardized optimal set of instructions and creating a simple easy to understand document describing the best way to perform a specific task and posting it so that everyone performing this task can follow the example. Pictures, illustrations and color are often used in place of text to help clarify what is expected. (One picture is worth a thousand words). Training usually accompanies the implementation of a standard work procedure. An environment must also exist to insure that once standard work is created, everyone follows the prescribed method. That does not mean that at some point in time an even better method may be developed to replace the current. This is what continuous improvement is all about, It simply means that the other less effective methods will no longer be considered or tolerated. At Malafarina Technologies we can create standardized documents for your specific needs. We also take standardization one step forward by allowing you to choose you own standards for your documents. In other words if you want specific fonts, styles, size, colors, logos and illustrations you’re your documents that reflect the schemes used by your corporation, we will accommodate those specifications. Standardization is all about doing things the exact same way every time. It is the reason that you can buy a Big Mac in California There are many ways to get from point A to point B. All may eventually get you there, but some will get you there safer, more quickly, more efficiently and more satisfactorily. For some it is enough simply to get there. For others it is about getting there more quickly. For another it may be about getting there with the least amount of hassle. What employers need to discover is the ideal method to perform a specific task. By that I mean how to get from point A to point B by the most efficient, cost effective way possible while maintaining our safety and well being at the same time and not doing anything to endanger the quality of the final product. This is where standardization comes into play. When through trial, error and experience, we discover the best way to accomplish a task we need to document that information in an easy to understand manor so that others performing the same task can benefit from our knowledge. It does a company no good if it hires 20 people to perform a specific task and while only one person does it optimally the other 19 stumble and struggle their way through with a variety of techniques that do not measure up to what is deemed best. By nature, we as humans resist standardization and prefer to do things our own way. After all we tend to believe our way is the only way. But just because we prefer a method does not mean that it is the best. Here is a somewhat silly example. I might want to drive to work at 20 miles per hour and drive with unnecessary caution while you may want to drive at 100 miles per hour with total disregard for your own or anyone else’s wellbeing. Neither of us gets to do what we want. We are forced by law to obey speed limits as well as traffic signals and regulations. Laws tell us that we are not permitted to drive on the sidewalks or run red lights or squish pedestrians. These standardized laws and instructions are what all drivers must follow to prevent chaos on the highways. The same thought process must be followed to prevent chaos in the workplace. In the world of “Lean” this is known as “Standard Work”. It applies to the standardization of virtually any task in any type of business. Standard Work is nothing more than taking a standardized optimal set of instructions and creating a simple easy to understand document describing the best way to perform a specific task and posting it so that everyone performing this task can follow the example. Pictures, illustrations and color are often used in place of text to help clarify what is expected. (One picture is worth a thousand words). Training usually accompanies the implementation of a standard work procedure. An environment must also exist to insure that once standard work is created, everyone follows the prescribed method. That does not mean that at some point in time an even better method may be developed to replace the current. This is what continuous improvement is all about, It simply means that the other less effective methods will no longer be considered or tolerated. At Malafarina Technologies we can create standardized documents for your specific needs. We also take standardization one step forward by allowing you to choose you own standards for your documents. In other words if you want specific fonts, styles, size, colors, logos and illustrations you’re your documents that reflect the schemes used by your corporation, we will accommodate those specifications. Standardization is all about doing things the exact same way every time. It is the reason that you can buy a Big Mac in California
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