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Standard work training presentation
Standard work is the current best way to do one job, written down with the people who do it and followed every cycle. This free deck teaches it in about 60 minutes. Its 18 editable slides cover the three elements (takt time, work sequence and standard work in process), how standard work differs from an SOP, the standard work chart and combination table, five steps to write a standard, an illustrative worked example, how to keep a standard alive, the common mistakes, a time-and-write activity to run at a workstation and four check questions with answers. Every slide has speaker notes.
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What is in the 18 slides
For team leaders, supervisors, operators, process and industrial engineers. Widescreen, in plain language, with speaker notes on every slide.
Slide 5: The three elements of standard work 
Slide 11: Example: a packing cell 
Slide 15: Try it: time and write one job
- 1Standard work: the best way we know today, done the same way every timeCover
- 2AgendaWhat standard work is and its three elements · Takt time, work sequence and standard WIP · The documents and how to write a standard · A worked example and keeping the standard alive · Teaching it, common mistakes, activity and check questions
- 3What standard work isStandard work is the current best way to do a job, written down and followed every cycle.
- 4Standard work, SOP and work instructionThe three terms get mixed up. A simple way to tell them apart:
- 5The three elements of standard workTakt time, work sequence and standard work in process fit together on one page.
- 6Takt time: the pace the customer setsTakt time = available production time divided by customer demand.
- 7Work sequence and cycle timeBreak the job into elements and write them in the order the operator does them.
- 8Standard work in processStandard WIP is the minimum stock in the process that lets the operator work the sequence without waiting.
- 9The documentsThe standard is written on a few simple forms. Plants use their own versions.
- 10How to write a standardFive steps, done at the workstation with the operators.
- 11Example: a packing cellAn illustrative example with made-up numbers. Your own times will differ.
- 12Keeping standard work alivePost it at the station where the operator can see it, and date every revision.
- 13Common mistakesAn engineer writes the standard at a desk and the operators first see it when it is posted.
- 14Teaching the standardA posted sheet does not teach anyone the job. Use a method.
- 15Try it: time and write one jobA 25-minute team activity
- 16Check your understanding4 check questions
- 17AnswersThe answers, to discuss
- 18Key points and next stepsNext: time and write one job in your own area.
The 60-minute session, slide by slide
- Slides, about: 35 minutes
- Activity (slide 15): 25 minutes
Present · 14 slides
- 1Standard work: the best way we know today, done the same way every time
- 2Agenda
- 3What standard work is
- 4Standard work, SOP and work instruction
- 5The three elements of standard work
- 6Takt time: the pace the customer sets
- 7Work sequence and cycle time
- 8Standard work in process
- 9The documents
- 10How to write a standard
- 11Example: a packing cell
- 12Keeping standard work alive
- 13Common mistakes
- 14Teaching the standard
Do the activity · 1 slide
- 15Try it: time and write one job
Check and follow up · 3 slides
- 16Check your understanding
- 17Answers
- 18Key points and next steps
About 35 minutes of slides and 25 minutes of activity. Present: slides 1 to 14 (Standard work: the best way we know today, done the same way every time; Agenda; What standard work is; Standard work, SOP and work instruction; The three elements of standard work; Takt time: the pace the customer sets; Work sequence and cycle time; Standard work in process; The documents; How to write a standard; Example: a packing cell; Keeping standard work alive; Common mistakes; Teaching the standard). Do the activity: slide 15 (Try it: time and write one job). Check and follow up: slides 16 to 18 (Check your understanding; Answers; Key points and next steps).
How to run it
Running the session
- 1
Prepare
Read the speaker notes once and swap the illustrative example for one from your own area if you have it. Print the PDF if people like a handout.
- 2
Present
The slides take about 35 minutes. Every slide has notes, so you can talk from them rather than read the slide.
- 3
Do the activity
Pick a short manual job at the station and agree its takt with the supervisor. The activity slide takes the team through it step by step; allow 25 minutes.
- 4
Check and follow up
Ask the check questions before showing the answers, then agree one next step with an owner and a date before people leave.
The check questions
- 1. What are the three elements of standard work?
- Takt time, work sequence and standard work in process.
- 2. How is takt time calculated, and what does it depend on?
- Available production time divided by customer demand. It depends on demand, not on how fast the operator or machine can work.
- 3. Why use a time the operator can repeat instead of the fastest one?
- The standard has to work every cycle, for every operator, on every shift. A record time cannot be repeated, so the cycle would run over takt.
- 4. What should happen when someone finds a better way to do the job?
- Test it, update the standard and retrain the team. The standard is the base for kaizen.
Templates and guides to go with it
- Standard work sheet templateTakt time, each element's manual, machine and walk time on a time chart, key points and standard WIP.
- Standard work combination tableOne operator's manual, machine, walk and wait time on a time chart against takt, with machine cycles and a process capacity sheet.
- Standard work audit checklist24 checks of a job against its written standard, ten timed cycles, and each gap sorted by cause before anyone acts.
- Time study sheetTime each element over 10 cycles and work out the average, lowest repeatable and standard time. Excel does the sums.
- Topic: Standard work, SOPs and trainingEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
Read more
- Standard Work in Manufacturing: A Complete Guide
- The Three Elements of Standard Work
- Standard Work Tools: Combination Sheet, Chart and Job Breakdown
- Standard Work vs SOPs vs Work Instructions: Key Differences
- SOP meaning and format: what a standard operating procedure is and how to lay one out
- How many operators does this line need? Takt, work content, balance and relief
- Standardized work software: buyer's guide
After the session
Put it on the wall
Free printable poster on the same subject, so the team sees it every day: a PNG to download now, and print-ready PDFs from Letter to 24 x 36 in.
FAQ
Standard work training presentation: common questions
Standard work is the current best way to do one job, written down with the people who do it and followed every cycle. It sets the work sequence, the takt time it has to meet and the standard work in process, so the job can be taught, checked and improved.
Takt time, work sequence and standard work in process (standard inventory). The standard work chart shows all three for one operator on one page.
About 60 minutes: roughly 30 minutes of slides, a 25-minute time-and-write activity at a workstation and the check questions.
No. An SOP describes a procedure and who is responsible for it. Standard work works at the level of one operator in one process and adds the work sequence, the timing against takt and the standard WIP. Plants draw the lines between the two in different places, so agree the meaning on your site.
Yes. The PowerPoint file is fully editable, including the speaker notes. Many teams replace the illustrative packing cell with a job from their own plant and add their own forms.
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