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Die zwei Richtungen von Poka Yoke

August 21, 2025März 5, 2024 von Christoph Roser

Poka yoke ist japanisch und bedeutet „Fehlersicher“. Es ist eine Möglichkeit, Fehler und Irrtümer zu reduzieren, indem man das Produkt so gestaltet, dass es nicht falsch zusammengebaut oder benutzt werden kann. Ich finde dies äußerst nützlich, nicht nur in der Fertigung, sondern auch in vielen Fällen im täglichen Leben, wo Poka Yoke mich davor bewahrt, Fehler zu machen. In diesem Beitrag möchte ich über Poka Yoke und die beiden grundlegend verschiedenen Richtungen sprechen, die Poka Yoke einschlagen kann.

(EN) Poka Yoke Training – Simple Mistake Proofing Game

Oktober 11, 2025Februar 16, 2014 von Christoph Roser

Mistake proofing (or Poka Yoke in Japanese) is one important way to avoid waste in lean manufacturing. In this post, I will present a small game that can be used to teach the basics of poka yoke easily and quickly. The game is based on Kinder Surprise eggs made by Ferrero, also known as a Kinder Egg. These eggs are available almost anywhere – except in the US, in which case there are some alternatives.

(EN) On the Lean Guru Shigeo Shingo

Oktober 11, 2025Februar 2, 2014 von Christoph Roser

Shigeo Shingo is a name that everyone in the United States lean community knows. He is sometimes considered „the world’s leading expert on manufacturing practices and the Toyota Production System,“ an „engineering genius,“ and the foremost guru of lean production. Some sources even claim he invented the Toyota Production System and taught Taiichi Ohno. Shingo greatly helped to popularize the idea of Lean in the USA. However, he invented much less than what is sometimes claimed, and there is also quite some disagreement in the lean community on this. Let’s have a look at his life and his achievements.