Poka-yoke in Japanese means ‘Mistake-proof’. A poka-yoke refers to any type of mechanism in Lean manufacture which helps an equipment operator to avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka). Poka-yoke eliminates product defects through prevention, correction, or spotting human errors as and when they occur. Shiego Shingo adopted this concept and made it a part of the production […]
SIPOC (Suppliers-Inputs-Process-Output-Customers) is basically a diagram – a tool used in Six Sigma methodology. Of late, it has been the focus of many inquiries and discussions. It is explained in detail in the following paragraphs. Before a process improvement project begins, the team uses the SIPOC diagram for identifying all the relevant elements of it. This
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Method 5 Why [Asking five time “Why?”] perhaps the simplest among the variety of ideas born by Toyota. But at the same time incredibly strong. And besides, it is very famous. Currently, the technique of determining the root cause of a problem with a five-fold “Why” question is used in the concepts of lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 6
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