Business, finance and operations

Standard work

The current best-known way of carrying out a task, used as a baseline that's continuously improved.

  • Business, finance and operations

Definition

The current best-known way of carrying out a task, used as a baseline that's continuously improved. This is distinct from an SOP, which documents an approved method without necessarily being the best one.

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