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COFFEE-SHOP-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Rewrite Closing Into Standard Work

Convert a vague closing checklist into standard work with sequence, timing, standard inventory, and evidence.

Vague checklist item: 'Restock bar and clean everything before close.' The opener cannot tell whether the close was incomplete or the standard was simply undefined. Standard work = sequence + timing + standard inventory + visible evidence The common trap is adding more checklist words without defining the actual finished condition. Name the finished condition Define what the opener must find: stocked cups and lids, labeled milk pars, clean steam wand, empty knock box, towels counted, and counter photo standard met. Standard work starts with the condition the next process needs. Set the sequence Move from perishables to tools to…

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