Transferring human intelligence to automated machinery so machines are able to detect the production of a single defective part and immediately stop themselves while asking for help This concept, also known as autonomation, was pioneered by Sakichi Toyoda at the turn of the twentieth century when he invented automatic looms that stopped instantly when any thread broke This permitted one operator to oversee many machines with no risk of producing large amounts of defective cloth The term has since been extended beyond its original meaning to include any means of stopping production to prevent scrap (for example the andon cord which allows assembly-plant workers to stop the line), even where this capability is not built-in to the production machine itself
Automation with a human touch or transferring human intelligence to a machine This allows the machine to detect abnormalities or defects and stop the process when they are detected Also known as Autonomation
a Japanese word which translates as autonomation; a form of automation in which machinery automatically inspects each item after producing it, ceasing production and notifying humans if a defect is detected; Toyota expands the meaning of jidoka to include the responsibility of all workers to function similarly, i e to check every item produced and to make no more if a defect is detected, until the cause of the defect has been identified and corrected
automatically stopping abnormalities and immediately notifying the operator; the idea is to build in quality by preventing any defect from going to the next process; examples include the andon and pokayoke; also known as autonomation with a human touch at Toyota