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Mistake-Proofing Source Error and Brainstorming Chart

This large 36" x 48" chart is a must-have for any team-based Mistake-Proofing event.

Use with 2" x 2" sticky notes to hash through desired elements, deviations, 4 Whys, source error and brainstorming.

$10 ea. plus S&H

Mistake-Proofing for Operators: The ZQC System

This excellent primer is used to clearly convey the basic principles of Mistake-Proofing and is included as a key learning tool in our seminars. It gives the reader a working basis in Zero Quality Control (ZQC), which may be a radical concept to operators who, unfortunately, may have accepted defects as a way of life.

The best Mistake-Proofing opportunities are often discovered by the operators themselves, but only if they understand where those opportunities lie. The book contains both plainly worded theory and practical Mistake-Proofing solutions.

Make No Mistake

This book should be an integral part of your Mistake-Proofing tool chest. The primary benefit of this work is literally hundreds of illustrated Mistake-Proofing examples. The author clearly lists the product, the process. and description of the problem. He then depicts, with text and illustrations, the "before" situation, and then the solution.

We strongly recommend keeping this book on hand as a ready reference during your Mistake-Proofing events.

Shigeo Shingo's Zero Quality Control

Learn about Mistake-Proofing (Poka-Yoke) from the man who started it all! Learn how he realized that Statistical Quality Control (SQC) does not entirely fit the quality needs of an organization, that there may be a simpler and faster way through the creation of poka-yoke devices.

The Toyota Way

The entire lean and continuous improvement movement all stems from Toyota. This excellent book describes why Toyota is so successful at manufacturing automobiles and so enormously successful at eliminating waste. They have made it their culture. Did you know that Toyota employs an average of 14 Mistake-Proofing devices at every work station?

This book shows managers in every industry how to improve business processes by: Eliminating wasted time and resources, building quality into workplace systems, finding low-cost but reliable alternatives to expensive new technology, producing in small quantities, and by turning every employee into a quality control inspector.