standard operating procedure
noun
: established or prescribed methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or in designated situations
called also standing operating procedure
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Your new hire should be clear on standard operating procedures (SOPs) in every situation at all times.
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Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead, Hassen and Shang posed in front of a 3-dimensional map of the Central Valley in a public space inside the plant and posted their photos to DOGE’s X account, congratulating Reclamation for getting its pumps back up and running — part of the facility’s standard operating procedure.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Think of it like a company’s need for core values or standard operating procedures to maintain order and consistency.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Risk-Reducing Strategies Here are some of the first lines of defense against human error:
Formalize policies, rules, guidelines, standard operating procedures, etc.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Instead, Hassen and Shang posed in front of a 3-dimensional map of the Central Valley in a public space inside the plant and posted their photos to DOGE’s X account, congratulating Reclamation for getting its pumps back up and running — part of the facility’s standard operating procedure.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Think of it like a company’s need for core values or standard operating procedures to maintain order and consistency.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Risk-Reducing Strategies Here are some of the first lines of defense against human error:
Formalize policies, rules, guidelines, standard operating procedures, etc.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for standard operating procedure
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“Standard operating procedure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20operating%20procedure. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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