POKA-YOKE – ENDER’S GAME OR MISTAKE-PROOFING TOOLBOX

Abstract

„Ender's Game” is a movie with good performers. However, is it a beginning of a game or that is reality? Why we are especially fashioned for „poka-yoke” (mistakeproofing toolbox). The purpose of this paper is to discuss a research on poka-yoke toolbox as part of lean management and possibility for organizations to apply this instrument. Mistake-proofing is acknowledged like an easily and with minimum time and resource waste or the concept is applicable as part of more complicated and complex standards used by the management. The conclusions drawn from the conducted research, the presented arguments, methodology, results and guidelines can be structured in the following main directions per the objective and tasks set: 1) theoretical aspects of poka-yoke and lean management are analysed; 2) how to build procedures for better industrial organization model that defects are minimized or decreased to zero level 3) guidelines based on poka-yoke for improving company attributes in business organization are suggested.