poka-yoke en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ポカヨケ (poka yoke), from ポカ (poka, “a blunder”) + よける (yokeru, “to dodge, avoid”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A methodology of using low-cost techniques to error-proof production processes.
One of the central concepts of Lean practice in Toyota today is something called poka-yoke (fool-proofing).
[2010, James Coplien, Gertrud Bjørnvig, “What the System Is, Part 2: Coding It Up”, in Lean Architecture for Agile Software Development, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 133:Poka yoke emphasizes 100% inspections upstream for possible causes of defects, as well as rapid feedback and follow-up actions.
2007, Bijay K. Jayaswal, Peter C. Patton, Design for Trustworthy Software […] , Prentice-Hall:
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fr poka-yoké (error-proofing methodology)