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| − | + | Sakichi Toyoda started out to improve on the hand loom his mother used to weave cloth. From 1890 until 1924 he continuously improved upon the design of looms when he and his son patented one of the most sophisticated and automated looms in the world. The idea behind this loom is called “jidoka” a made-up word meaning automation with people in mind. In practice, “jidoka” meant creating a loom which could stop itself whenever anything went wrong. When Sakichi’s son Kiichiro applied the same idea to automobile manufacturing, he added an [[Andon Cord|Andon Cord]] to the line on so workers could pull the cord and stop the line any time they had a problem. “Andon” means lantern – and when an andon cord is pulled, a light goes on, alerting everyone to find and fix the root cause of the problem. | |
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 27 August 2020
Sakichi Toyoda started out to improve on the hand loom his mother used to weave cloth. From 1890 until 1924 he continuously improved upon the design of looms when he and his son patented one of the most sophisticated and automated looms in the world. The idea behind this loom is called “jidoka” a made-up word meaning automation with people in mind. In practice, “jidoka” meant creating a loom which could stop itself whenever anything went wrong. When Sakichi’s son Kiichiro applied the same idea to automobile manufacturing, he added an Andon Cord to the line on so workers could pull the cord and stop the line any time they had a problem. “Andon” means lantern – and when an andon cord is pulled, a light goes on, alerting everyone to find and fix the root cause of the problem.
