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Providing machines and operators with the ability to detect when an abnormal condition has occurred and immediately stop work.
Meaning and application in management
Providing machines and operators with the ability to detect when an abnormal condition has occurred and immediately stop work. This enables operations to build quality into the product at each step of the process and separates people from machines for more efficient work. Jidoka is one of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System, along with Just-in-Time. See : Andon, Error-Proofing, Automatic Line Stop, Inspection, Just-in-Time (JIT), Multi-Process Handling, Toyota Production System, Visual Management.
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