Standardization also makes training faster, giving new employees confidence and reducing costly errors during rush periods.

You may have noticed how many of the grocery stores you visit have similar layouts — you can find the milk in the back, fruit up front and more packaged and processed foods in the middle. Those ...

Supermarkets generally have a standard layout: produce department to the front, at one side; the bakery to the front on the other side; the meat department in the back; milk and dairy along the ...

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