Poka Yoke Examples and Best Practice

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated September 10, 2020

Mistake and Error Proofing: Poka Yoke

We have many process analysis tools in Lean, but the poka-yoke is one of the most popular ones. In any given process with human operators, mistakes

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated August 21, 2017

Thinking One Step Ahead with SMED Proper optimization is not just about making the facility run well with the current parameters in mind, but also

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated March 16, 2016

Is A Mistake Free Environment Possible? Wouldn't it be grand to have a process that runs 'mistake proof'? For most, the idea of a mistake proof

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated January 13, 2014

One can learn a lot about Poka Yoke and Human Errors. This is a story about what a coffee cup taught me about how poor design in our products and

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 9, 2012

Few of us think of eating as a process, but it is. And, just like any process, there are wastes that can be categorized into the 7 Wastes. For

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 23, 2011

Poka Yoke Subway Sign Examples - Can Humiliation be enough to prevent human errors? There are numerous methods of preventing error or preventing

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 9, 2011

We know that a Poka-Yoke approach is a much more effective approach to preventing mistakes and errors. But, sometimes, we see the approach of

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 27, 2011

Toilet Seat Down or Up? With this trick, you're guaranteed to always have the toilet seat down. My family and I recently returned from a vacation.

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 12, 2011

Most of us are familiar with ATM machines. If you deposit or withdraw money from a bank, rent from a Redbox DVD machine, or have bought from a soda