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Shigeo ShingoZero Quality Control, 1986

Mistake-proofing devices that make errors impossible or immediately detectable at the source — inspection built into the process, not appended after it.

Lean canonTPS practice

Design the process so the wrong action cannot be completed — respect for workers means never relying on vigilance alone.

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