How to Streamline Work Process and Improve Work Flow. Many work processes are developed on an ad hoc basis and become the standard model for getting work done through sheer repetition.

Standard work is strategically placed in the flow of the work for so it can be immediately accessed and referenced by those performing the work. It’s not a work operating procedure or training.

Standard work shows the process—that’s important. It’s visual. It uses abbreviated key visuals to simplify the process for others. It includes the sequence of steps and highlights methods for avoiding ...

This process took a lot of time—about 247 days per aircraft. There was no flow, as “every job was unique.” The Pre-Lean Process. The process design shown in the illustration posed a number of problems ...