{"id":7445,"date":"2013-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lei.flywheelsites.com\/the-lean-post\/articles\/how-to-fold-a-t-shirt\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:54:44","slug":"how-to-fold-a-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/how-to-fold-a-t-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fold a T-Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

John Shook once wrote about “Five Things Missing from your Standardized Work.”<\/a> If you have not yet read this three-part eLetter, I highly recommend it. Shook shares that the need to “practice, practice, practice” is too often overlooked when companies decide to implement Standardized Work. As a way to facilitate effective practice while training, he suggests consideration of Training Within Industry’s Job Instruction method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The history of Training Within Industry (TWI) is truly fascinating! Check it out<\/a>. After nearly disappearing from use in the United States, where it was originally developed just prior to World War II, Job Instruction’s popularity has experienced a resurgence over the last decade. Today, it is used across the world by companies as diverse as Toyota, IBM, and Starbucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Job Instruction is a four-step method that teaches an individual how to do a job correctly, safely, and consistently while meeting all requirements. As you can see on the card at right from the original TWI program, the four steps are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Prepare the worker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Present the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Try out the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Follow-up<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The training experience includes seeing the job, hearing the job described, trying the job (hands-on) immediately, describing the job, and being supported until fully competent<\/em>. The worker benefits by gaining competence quickly. Companies see an increase in quality and productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The trainer relies on a set of notes, if you will, called a “Job Breakdown Sheet.” This template breaks the job down into “Important Steps,” “Key Points,” and “Reasons Why.” This information is shared with the worker a little bit at a time, at an appropriate pace for the individual. I’ve heard this described as “layering” or “just-in-time” training.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"T-shirt<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    I hope you enjoy and find value in the video demonstration below, in which I train my colleague on how to fold a t-shirt the LEI way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here is a copy of our T-shirt folding Job Breakdown sheet<\/a> or create your own with this blank template<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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