Poka Yoke

Avoidance of inadvertent errors

The Japanese expression ’Poka Yoke’ stands for the ’avoidance of lapses’. Poka Yoke thus means using simple and failsafe mechanisms to avoid incorrect installation, mistakes and mix-ups or the supply of faulty components.   

Processes to ensure stability and quality begin long before production starts; simple Poka Yoke measures can therefore be used to guarantee quality as early as in the construction and planning phase.  

Poka Yoke is used to avoid:

• missing out / forgetting steps
• processing / operationg mistakes
• faulty / missing components
• installation / set-up errors 

Advantages gained from Poka Yoke:

• fewer errors

• easy for employees to familiarise themeselves