Work Element

Smallest practical unit of work used to define, observe, time and improve a standardized work sequence.

Examples

01The team breaks the front-bumper assembly into 14 work elements, such as 'pick bracket' and 'fasten 4 clips'.
02Each work element is timed during observation, and an element that takes longer than standard is treated as a signal of a problem.
03After the new clip design, two work elements are merged into one, and the standard is updated so the shorter sequence becomes the baseline.