operating procedures
Operating procedures in a company works like an operating system in a computer. In a computer you click an icon, it opens up to do a specific task assigned for it. Like wise in business, every day you have to perform certain tasks in your organization. To perform such regular tasks you need to create a set of specific procedures in a specific order. So that it shall work smoothly on regular basis. When you work upon these procedures and streamlines it in a standard format its called Standard Operating Procedure, shortly its called as SOP. When these procedures are clearly written down to a document is the Standard Operating Procedures of a company and is generally called SOP Document. This document sketches the process from start to end in a sequence to perform the targeted duty, or to achieve a specific goal.
Advantages of SOP
These SOPs play an important roll in a business organization. It helps to control expenses on regular basis, which shall surely reflect in your balance sheet, you maximize your profit.
Secondly it helps you to save time on every activities you perform. These savings also reduces your manpower costs, were and tear etc.
It performs consistency and efficiency, helps to do a task with best practices, ensures quality of work, It helps to ensure safety and security.in industries. Employee on boarding, training, work monitoring, performance management etc is no longer a heavy task to the management. in short the day to day life of both employees and management becomes perfect to its best.
if your organization has not yet implemented a well defined written operating procedures its best recommended to do it as early as possible.
