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d. Use the Standardized Work Sheet to diagram the proposed
changes and show the waste elimination as a reduction of
total cycle time.
e. What effect did the reduction of waste (and a cycle time
reduction) have on the overall work balance and flow?
5. In the reflection questions in Chapter 5, you measured the cycle
times for each operation. Identify the processes in the value
stream that inhibit flow (cycle times that are over takt, or that
are higher than the others), and target them for waste reduction
using standardized work as an analysis tool.
