The concept of adding an element of human judgment to automated equipment. In doing this, the equipment becomes capable of discriminating against unacceptable quality, and the automated process become [..]

Automatic inspection such that defects can be prevented from moving further along in the production process.

The Japanese term 'Jidoka' refers to a system that is capable of switching itself off if anomalies such as quality, production and machine errors occur. Jidoka is equivalent to 'autonom [..]

Design equipment to partially automate the manufacturing process (partial automation is typically much less expensive than full automation) and to automatically stop when defects are detected.

A form of automatic inspection of each item produced. Production is halted and workers are notified, if a defect is detected. Toyota expands the meaning of jidoka to include the responsibility of all workers to function in a similar manner.