Journal Article10.1108/14637150610657495
Standardization through process documentation
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TL;DR: A step‐by‐step framework on how to create process documents for standardization purposes is proposed and it is proposed that process master's (best performers in a process) ways of performing their own tasks can be well documented.
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Abstract: Purpose – Consistency in operations is necessary for an organization's survival and growth. It is difficult to achieve consistency because of the employees' different ways of performing the same task. Employees' education, experience and skill levels determine their own styles and differences in their styles cause variations in process output. If process master's (best performers in a process) ways of performing their own tasks can be well documented, then a company will be able to standardize its operating procedures in their best forms. And, when employees follow these procedures, variations will be minimized and best quality products or services will be offered to customers. However, documenting such procedures is far from easy. The purpose of this paper is to propose a step‐by‐step framework on how to create process documents for standardization purposes.Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative research was adopted for this study. Published works in the process improvement, knowledge management (KM),...
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