Stop to Build Quality In
Explain why stopping for abnormalities protects flow instead of harming it.
Quality is built in when the process can say, "Something is wrong," before the customer does. Jidoka makes abnormality visible The point is not drama. The point is a clear signal when machines, people, material, or quality move outside the expected condition. That signal creates a chance to respond at the source. Andon is a help system An andon without response is decoration. A useful system tells the team what happened, where it happened, who should respond, and whether work should continue, pause, or stop at a fixed position. Stopping protects flow Running through defects feels faster only in the…
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