Jidoka 自働化

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Jidoka 自働化

: Stop at every defect.

  1. ❌→ Do not accept poor quality,
  2. →❌→ do not produce poor quality,
  3. →❌ do not pass on poor quality.

Jidoka rebalances where attention is spent between understanding expectations, doing the work, and handing off deliverables to other teams. While the last part is usually almost nonexistent—except when fixing issues—it becomes essential in Jidoka and pull flow. This renewed attention also reduces upstream demand because every team strives to get it right the first time.

The story behind the kanji

It is not about automation. It is about having the human in control. That's why there is another Kanji put in Jidoka.

At the heart of Jidoka is the capacity of built-in quality, this quality comes from poka yoke.

References

  • Lean without jidoka is just fordism
  • Ma
  • Don't write bug