# Standard work

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**Standard work** or **standardized work** is a [lean manufacturing](/source/Lean_manufacturing) concept that aims for optimizing for best practices through the documentation of each work task, [takt time](/source/Takt_time), sequence of tasks, and resources to complete the task.[1] The purpose is to create a consistent, efficient, and repeatable process that can be utilized by anyone enabling workers to reduce waste, improve quality, and increase productivity.[2][3][4][5]

Employees may be resistant to the deployment of standard work due [resistance to change](/source/Resistance_to_change).[6][7]

Creating standardized work involves the development of a process capacity sheet, standardized work combination table, standardized work chart, and job instruction sheet.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** McShane-Vaughn, Mary (11 January 2023). [*The ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook*](https://books.google.com/books?id=1eCoEAAAQBAJ). Quality Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-63694-024-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-63694-024-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Voehl, Frank; Harrington, H. James; Mignosa, Chuck; Charron, Rich (9 July 2013). [*The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process Acceleration*](https://books.google.com/books?id=1sLMBQAAQBAJ). CRC Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4665-5469-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4665-5469-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Soliman, Mohammed Hamed Ahmed (13 March 2021). [*Toyota Standard Work: The Foundation of Kaizen*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9PLUEAAAQBAJ). Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Allwood, John (4 June 2016). [*Standard Work Is a Verb: A Playbook for LEAN Manufacturing*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Uqv7jwEACAAJ). Lean Leadership Institute Publications. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9975603-0-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9975603-0-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Martin, Timothy D. (12 July 2017). [*The Standardized Work Field Guide*](https://books.google.com/books?id=aBpjDAAAQBAJ&q=%22standardized+work%22). CRC Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4987-5203-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4987-5203-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Munro, Roderick A.; Ramu, Govindarajan; Zrymiak, Daniel J. (13 May 2015). [*The Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook, Second Edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lw1ACQAAQBAJ&q=%22). Quality Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-87389-891-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87389-891-1). Retrieved 9 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Jackson, Thomas L. (27 July 2017). [*Standard Work for Lean Healthcare*](https://books.google.com/books?id=jk3OBQAAQBAJ). CRC Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4665-0325-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4665-0325-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Narusawa, Toshiko; Shook, John (2009). [*Kaizen Express: Fundamentals for Your Lean Journey*](https://books.google.com/books?id=PjDWLqyF3noC&q=%). Lean Enterprise Institute. pp. 85–86. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-934109-23-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-934109-23-6). Retrieved 9 February 2025.

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