Objective:

Mistake Proofing, or Poke Yoke, is a team-oriented approach to preventing errors from being produced. The use of Mistake Proofing removes the burden of inspection from the operator and allows the operator to focus solely on producing perfect products.

Goals of this Program:

At the completion of this training program, the participants will be able to understand the impact of cost of quality on company profits. Participants will understand the basics of error proofing and how to implement an effective mistake-proofing program.

Program Outline:

1. Introduction to Lean Manufacturing and Forms of Waste.
2. Building quality into the process
3. Cost of Quality
4. Causes and Types of Defects
5. The Mistake Proofing Process
6. The Zero Defect Strategy
   1. Selected Inspection
   2. Correcting Function
   3. Check Methods
7. Error Proofing Devices
8. Warnings versus Controls
9. Applications
10. Summary