This field guide can be used directly on the gemba (work area) for implementing and documenting standardized work. It promotes the "future state" of standardized work along with crucial step-by-step techniques and explanations not found in other publications. The authors furnish many real examples of work problems that cause Lean practitioners difficulty with documentation, along with accurate solutions to those problems. The many illustrations and graphics focus on practice rather than theory. Readers learn that standardized work is not simply a tool for documentation but a method for reducing variation and providing continuous improvement through kaizen.

Timothy D. Martin worked in manufacturing engineering for more than 32 years in the electrical and electronics industries. He has been a Lean practitioner for more than 20 years and has a broad range of continuous improvement experience, including extensive hands-on Lean implementation. Since 2010, Tim has been working to implement Lean transformation in the healthcare industry. He earned a BSEET from Purdue University and a MSM from Indiana Wesleyan University. He also is co-author of New Horizons in Standardized Work: Techniques for Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement, with Jeffrey T. Bell.

Jeffrey T. Bell has over 25 years in the aviation manufacturing and automotive electronics manufacturing sectors where he designed numerous manufacturing systems using standardized work as a basis. He earned a BSIE from Kettering University and a MSE in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.

Scott A. Martin is a freelance artist/illustrator and business manager living in Birmingham, Alabama. His most recent works include book illustrations and website designs in digital media, although he also is experienced with other forms of traditional art, including pencil, ink, oil, and acrylics. He also is an amateur sand sculptor, pumpkin carver and print maker. Scott studied communications at the University of Alabama.

> TT Real-World Problem: OCT < TT (and Forced Wait at End of Work Cycle) Real-World Problem: Forced Wait during Work Cycle Real-World Problem: Showing Work Elements with No Walk between Them A Dose of Reality: Some Problems Are Much More Serious Real-World Problem: Work Sequence Does Not Match Geographic Sequence Real-World Problem: Worker Returns to Same Location during Cycle Real-World Problem: Parallel Machines Due to Excessive Machine Cycle Times #1 Some Problems Seem Impossible to Resolve Real-Life Example: Parallel Machines Due to Excessive Machine Cycle Times #2 Do Not Get Hung Up: Some Rules Are More Like Guidelines Sometimes, We Outsmart Ourselves Some Food for Thought Watch Your Step: Waste Is Everywhere Real-Life Example: Changing the Unit of Flow during the Worker Cycle Wrap-Up Questions for Work Combination Table Review Introduction Answers for WCT Review Where Do We Go from Here? Introduction Man-Machine Utilization Graph Task Summary Sheet Questions for Miscellaneous Tools Review Introduction Answers for Miscellaneous Tools Questions