This is done by eliminating or minimizing quality mistakes that lead to rework. It also eliminates potential safety issues.  Further, it is an especially useful tool when you’re trying to improve ...

This is a very narrow view of poka-yoke. These mechanisms can be electrical, mechanical, procedural, visual, human, or any other form that prevents incorrect execution of a process step. Poka-yokes ...

January 02, 2007 18:23 IST The term 'Poka Yoke' was coined in Japan during the 1960s by Shigeo Shingo, an industrial engineer at Toyota.. Dr Shingo is also credited with creating and formalising ...

The term poka-yoke, meaning “mistake-proofing,” originated in the 1960s as a design concept that aims to prevent human errors. For example, a plug that only fits into a port in one way is a ...

I first saw and used a poka-yoke device more than four decades ago. Every few years, my dad, who was a steelworker, would get 13 weeks of vacation. He often took this block of time during the summer ...

Now, I believe, intelligent poka yoke, as an instance of a Coaching Network, has the potential to reorient manufacturing further around the human operator. (In fact, manufacturing history buffs who ...

SME member Jeff Fuchs, a lean consultant and author of the DVD explains, “Whether it’s your check engine light, a smoke detector, or child-proof caps, poka-yoke is all around us. It can make life ...