Process improvement by poka‐yoke
Michael Fisher
(Freelance journalist based in Bradford, UK.)
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Abstract
Outlines the concept of poka‐yoke (as developed by Shigeo Shingo) as a quality methodology, and contrasts it with statistical process control. Highlights the inherent simplicity and the breadth of coverage, and the way it can be used to underpin a policy of zero defect manufacturing.
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Citation
Fisher, M. (1999), "Process improvement by poka‐yoke", Work Study, Vol. 48 No. 7, pp. 264-266. https://doi.org/10.1108/00438029910294153
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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