Poka Yoke, a cornerstone of lean manufacturing, is a powerful strategy for eliminating errors in the production process. By designing systems that make mistakes nearly impossible—think of a square peg that won’t fit a round hole—Poka Yoke ensures high-quality output from the start. It involves inspecting each task for defects, identifying root causes when issues... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Sometimes you come across one of those very simple, yet amazingly effective tools that most people who have adopted it wonder how they ever did without. Today is one of those days. Kanban is a task scheduling method originally developed by the Toyota Production System in the 1960's to track inventory levels. Although it is being... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer