Poka Yoke Inside & Outside Of Manufacturing

For some time Lean has been associated with manufacturing, primarily automotive. However all of the tools, techniques and overall philosophy can be appplied to all types of industries

Poka Yoke, or error proofing, can be used wherever errors may occur, be it manufacturing, process, banking, pharmaceutical, agriculture or the leisure industry.

Error proofing is used in our every-day lives, so why not employ this in your business?

The following table gives a flavour of how error proofing can be applied so that quality can be built into your business processes:

Poka Yoke is applicable in most business types but you must ensure that it becomes just another business process so that any changes made to the process become the new way. In other words, the change is sustained....

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