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 ...

Poka-yoke can be implemented in many different ways. For example, guide pins, limit switches, counters, alarms, and checklists. They can address the situation by testing the product’s physical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...