Training Workshops and Seminars

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NEW Kaizen Events: 5S, Visual Controls, and Mistake Proofing - 11/04/04 - Sold out

Material Flow and Kanban  - 11/18/04

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Articles

 

Mistake Proofing Overview

 

Seven Keys to Successful Mistake Proofing 

 

Using Mistake Proofing in Product Design

 

Relevant Links

 

Society of Manufacturing Engineers

 

Lean Enterprise Institute

 

Superfactory

 

Recommended Reading

 

Zero Quality Control: Source Inspection and the Poka-Yoke System, Shigeo Shingo

 

Mistake Proofing for Operators, Productivity Press

 

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Copyright 2004 EMS Consulting Group, Inc.

Learning to Lean

The Newsletter of EMS Consulting Group, Inc.

November,  2004                www.emsstrategies.com

 

Mistake Proofing

Welcome to the November edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean.  In this month's edition, we focus on one of the simplest yet most effective tools in the lean toolbox, mistake proofing.

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Mistake Proofing

Mistake Proofing is an important ingredient to lean manufacturing success.  By preventing errors and defects, it aids in process stability, which is critical to creating continuous flow manufacturing.  Mistake proofing can be applied to more than just manufacturing processes, however.  Manufacturers should consider incorporating mistake proofing into their product designs to prevent products from being manufactured incorrectly or used by their customers incorrectly.  Finally, mistake proofing is being applied in service organizations such as hospitals, financial institutions, and others.

This month we feature three articles that should help you understand more about mistake proofing.  Firstly, we give you an overview of mistake proofing including its benefits.  Our second article talks about implementing mistake proofing on the manufacturing floor.  In our final article, we talk about mistake proofing in product design.

The materials referenced in this newsletter will teach you more about the importance of mistake proofing.  If the articles, links, and books to the left have piqued your interest and you would like to learn more, feel free to call us at 866-559-5598 or visit our website and click on "Contact Us." 

 

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