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EFCOG Best Practice #14

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Title:  Standard Work Week Critiques

Facility:  Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC

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Brief description of the Best Practice

SRS utilized a standard work week critique format for its 24 Site Facilities

Why the best practice was used:

To have the ability to compare information from the Work Week Critiques of all facilities.

What are the benefits of the best practice

Allows the comparison of information, including tracking & trending across Facilities, etc.

What problems/issues were associated with the Best Practice

Determining a standard format that all Facilities could use.

How the success of the Best Practice was measured

In the ability to share information across Facilities.

Description of process experience using the Best Practice

A standardized format & metrics facilitates common work week critique report understanding by personnel across all Facilities. Standardization of metrics allows metrics for all Facilities to be auto generated from a central reporting function, rather than each Facility having to generate individual reports.

ISM Core Functions and Principles

CF-5 Provide Feedback and Continuous Improvement