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What is Jidoka?
Automation with a human touch Practice of stopping a manual line or process when something goes amiss Also known as Autonomation
What is Jidoka?
Quality built-in to the process First used by Sakichi Toyoda at the beginning of the 20th century A pillar of the Toyota Production System
Role of Jidoka
Autonomation is an important component of Lean Manufacturing Strategy for highproduction, low- variety operations, particularly where product life cycles are measured in years or decades.
How It Works
Adds human judgment to automated equipment Minimizes poor quality Makes the process more dependable Gives the employee responsibility and authority to stop production
Exercises
Q1: What is Jidoka? Q2: How would your organization benefit from implementing Jidoka? Q3: What is the role of Jidoka?
SUMMARY
Jidoka, also known as Autonomation, means automation with a human touch. Jidoka, first used by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota, is one of two pillars of the Toyota Production System. Jidoka is an important component of Lean Manufacturing Strategy for high-production, low- variety operations.
SUMMARY
Jidoka helps to detect a problem earlier and avoids the spread of bad practices. Jidoka results in high-quality products and makes improvement in productivity. Autonomation is different from automation.