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In one week, this REC Team reduced the changeover downtime on a case packer by 81%.

When a worker performs a routine operation or process, they typically follow a series of steps that they’ve acquired through either their previous work experience, instruction from another person who has done the job, or a standard operating procedure (SOP) that was devised by a person or persons with knowledge of what needs to be done to complete the job. Each person, working alone or with other team members, figures out the sequence of performing ...

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