Answer to Question #313911 in Management for Modi

Question

Discuss how Poka Yoke can be a key element in mistake-proofing a product’s design for manufacturability, and improving product quality and reliability.

Brief it and Give relevant examples.

Answer 1

Poka-Yoke is any mechanism in a Lean manufacturing process that helps to avoid mistakes. Its purpose is to eliminate product defects by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur.

A Prevention-based Poka Yoke system acts before a defect occurs. The Poka Yoke mechanisms sense an abnormality that is about to happen and then signal the occurrence. A Detection-based Poka Yoke signals the user when a mistake has been made.

Poka Yoke is the power to improve quality by proactively preventing defects and mistakes. Imagine the power of preventing a mistake before it even happens. That's Poka Yoke. Poka Yoke is any mechanism in a Lean manufacturing process that helps to avoid mistakes.