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“We Already Have Standards!”

After this quick introduction, Daniel wanted to address right away a lingering question about new standard introduction.

Before I continue, let me address upfront questions and remarks most people ask me when I talk about writing Standardized Work forms. This is what I hear very often: “We already have standards! What is different?” and “Do we really need this?” To answer these questions and get you ready for the training day, I have prepared two warm-up quizzes for you.

Daniel went to the table and grasped a pile of papers that he handed out to each participant.

Of course, most of the plants already have some standards. The first two papers in the pile I just handed out are an example of a standard I got ...

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