Poka-yoke

Post by sitkack » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:44 PM UTC

war1025 wrote: post #29

philwelch wrote: post #4

This seems like an interesting and useful process design concept on one hand, and on the other hand, it also sounds like a Japanese buzzword for foolproofing (in fact, the article notes that the term was originally “baka-yoke”, which is literally “foolproof” or “idiot-proof”). On the one hand, I don’t think Toyota invented the concept of foolproofing; on the other hand, giving it a cool buzzword gives you an excuse t…

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