The value of standard work is clear: improved productivity and quality. With standard work, the process is well documented, its yield is high, its cycle time is rock solid, and everyone has been trained to do it. It worked well once, so we do it again and again.
Your processes are the bedrock of your business, and standard work locks them down so they can deliver value day-to-day and year-to-year. A lot of good thinking went into your processes, and standard work wrings value from that thinking every time it’s followed. Standard work leverages your best thinking, but it is yesterday’s best thinking.