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Modern production strategic goals all over the world are based on zero defect and safety first. Both are key factors to achieve high goodwill and therefore to gain sales force. Main actor in these strategies is human. Whether is production based on semiautomatic or automatic production lines, human hand cannot be removed completely and so there is a risk of manmade defect. To achieve zero man made defect, it is necessary to standardize work processes and to constantly remind standard procedures. Teaching and reminding of these standard processes can be long and costly. For both, company and laborers, it is important to find fast and safe procedure for working activities in very short term and with minimum cost. Optimal method for this purpose is visual work instruction (VWI). Laborers can learn standard processes from simple VWI placed next to their work place so it is available whenever laborers need to recall them. Such instructions must have standard template so every laborer or group leader can easily use them. VWI can be created also for controlling purpose to maximize zero defect strategy..

Keywords: Work instruction, picture-based work instruction, developing flowchart for standard work instruction, standard template for work instructions

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