Map-simplify-standardize sequence: meaning

The map-simplify-standardize sequence is the preparatory mechanism that turns an existing process into a process ready for automation. Input: a process as it is carried out today, with its redundancies and ambiguities. The mechanism works in three consecutive phases: first, mapping describes the process in its current form; then simplification removes redundant steps and unnecessary approvals; finally, standardization turns it into a documented, repeatable sequence. Output: a standard operating procedure (SOP) that serves as the functional specification for the automation system.

Distinctive: preparatory mechanism that turns an existing process
Distinctive: documented, repeatable sequence
Essential: mapping
Essential: simplification
Essential: standardization
Constant: standard operating procedure (SOP) that serves as the functional specification

Glossary

Map-simplify-standardize sequence

A preparatory mechanism in three consecutive phases that turns an existing process into a process ready for automation, producing an SOP as the functional specification for the system.