doorwerkt

Doorwerkt is a Dutch term used in discussions of workflow and production to describe a principle or approach in which work is designed to be completed through a single operator or system from start to finish, with minimal handoffs between stages. The term is not widely standardized and appears primarily in industry-specific discourse and case examples in Dutch-language materials.

The word combines door (through) and werkt (works), conveying the idea of work that is done through in one pass.

In practice, doorwerkt can apply to manufacturing, construction, and service tasks where an operator or integrated module performs all steps needed to transform an input into a finished output. Standardized procedures, visual controls, and error-proofing methods may support a doorwerkt approach.

Benefits include shorter lead times, clearer accountability, easier training, and potential quality improvements. Risks include overburdening a single worker, bottlenecks if a step is blocked, and the need for highly capable equipment or multi-skilled staff.

Related concepts include end-to-end processing, single-piece flow, and lean manufacturing; doorwerkt can be viewed as a regional or organizational variation on these ideas.