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Make the morning easier

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Project timeline, actions for every S and checks before completion.

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Learn it, then try it

Understand the method
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Two illustrated lessons with practical steps, a question to try and feedback. Read online or follow the teaching pages in the full report.

A clear starting point

Make the problem
small enough to work on.

A fictional café restock example. Photograph the shelf, then test a change.

Sample baseline95 secto find supplies
Proposed goal45 secretrieval goal

Illustrative starting figures. The goal has not been achieved.

Café / 6SOPEX field notes

Make the morning easier

A fictional café restock example. Photograph the shelf, then test a change.

Sample starting point95 secto find supplies
Goal to work towards45 secretrieval goal
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Choose one shelf

02

Picture the reset

03

Try it tomorrow

04

Keep what works

Choose one shelfPicture the resetTry it tomorrowKeep what works

A worked example to learn from. Sample figures and people; targets are not achieved results.

People, timing and a clear finish

A plan the team can follow.

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Project completion timeline

Planned finish · Day 10
  1. Time the searchAna · Barista

    Day 1–2 · Use ten comparable restock tasks.

  2. Choose clear homesMax · Shift lead

    Day 3–4 · Practitioners find and return the correct supplies.

  3. Try the resetJo · Barista

    Day 5–7 · Record searches and wrong selections during normal work.

  4. Keep or adjustAna · Barista

    Day 8–10 · Compare the next ten tasks with the goal.

Proposed timing and fictional owners. Close each action after its check is met; a date alone does not prove completion.

Actions for each S

Planned finish · Day 10
  1. SortKeep what the shift needsAna · Barista

    Review cups, tools and counter supplies with the shift lead; retain a useful agreed quantity and clear obsolete items.

    Day 1–2 · The team agrees the needed items and quantities without discarding food or supplies outside the local process.

  2. Set in orderChoose easy-to-reach homesMax · Shift lead

    Try one agreed position for cups, tools and replenishment supplies around the existing barista workflow.

    Day 3–4 · Two baristas find and return the selected supplies without blocking each other.

  3. ShineReset and notice problemsMax · Shift lead

    Use the approved cleaning routine between trial shifts and report recurring spills or equipment faults.

    Day 3–5 · The following shift checks the recurrence and names the owner of any unresolved fault.

  4. StandardizeAgree a small reset cardJo · Barista

    Write a short opening and handover reset with the shift lead, including what to do when supplies are missing.

    Day 6–6 · The incoming shift can use the card without a separate explanation.

  5. SustainRepeat and review the trialAna · Barista

    Check the reset across the remaining trial shifts and repeat comparable supply searches before the day 10 review.

    Day 7–10 · Record actual times, missed resets and staff comments; ten days is an initial trial, not proof of long-term sustainment.

  6. SafetyCheck the counter arrangementMax · Shift lead

    The shift lead checks spill response, access, hot surfaces and food-handling requirements before changing positions.

    Day 1–10 · Existing operating and hygiene controls remain effective; concerns are resolved through the local process.

Proposed timing and fictional owners. Close each action after its check is met; a date alone does not prove completion.

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