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Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement
Training Module


Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement Training to help you
and your company realize your full growth
and earning potentials.

Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement Training you'll not
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Poka-Yoke is a Japanese mistake-proofing technique developed in the early 1960's by Dr. Shigeo Shingo. Poka-Yoke is a commonsense approach to defect elimination. Traditional quality systems detect defects after they occur. An operator makes an error which becomes a defect. At some point after the defect happens an inspection occurs and the defect is detected. Subsequently, people are notified of the defect and corrective action (scrap or rework) is initiated.

Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement are important and effective. This training module is dedicated to providing the tools required in order to understand all the options for improvements. It will make your activity more productive. As a result, your operation will become more competitive.

We believe that implementation of Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement are timely and a very good opportunity to improve everybody's quality of life. The application of Poka-Yoke techniques are so versatile that you can use them in your manufacturing plant, little shop, fast food business, your office, charity, kitchen or garage. Anything you do, can be improved. 

The History of Mistake-Proofing (Poka-Yoke)

Mistake-proofing was developed in 1961 by Dr. Shigeo Shingo, the late Japanese quality guru.  At that time, Shingo was visiting an electrical parts factory in Japan.  The tour was conducted by a plant manager.  Shingo and the plant manager were observing a woman assembling switches.  Her job was to insert two springs into the switch box.  This kind of routine, repetitive procedure lends itself to inadvertent errors.  In fact, as they watched, the worker assembled a switch with only one spring.  Seeing this, the manager yelled at the woman asking her how she could be so careless. Dr. Shingo reprimanded the manager, informing him inadvertent errors were a part of the human condition.  

Dr. Shingo left and returned from the plant cafeteria with a rice bowl.  He told the worker from now on the first operation in the switch assembly process would be to take two springs from the box and place them in the rice bowl.  Before she passed the switch to the next production associate she should look at the bowl. Then there would never be any doubt that the switch contained the correct number of springs.  That troublesome step in the process of switch assembly was mistake-proofed. In the following years, Shingo refined the concept of mistake-proofing and introduced the idea of zero quality control.

Poka-Yoke may be the single best method to eliminate or substantially reduce defects.  Originally designed for use in manufacturing, it has enormous potential for government and service industries as well.  It is a simple, straight forward concept which prevents errors from becoming defects using inexpensive devices to mistake-proof the process.

Advantages of Poke-Yoke (Mistake-Proofing)

Constructs processes so that they self-inspect

Stops defects before they occur

Yields effective low cost solutions

Eliminates or reduces the need for  inspections

Eliminates  or reduces cost  from scrap or rework

If you've ever said, "There must be a better way." ... there is, and it's not more computerization!

Do you need to improve systems and  information integrity?

Does your company need to increase speed, improve quality while reducing operating costs?

Does your business need to improve customer satisfaction?

Does your team want to eliminate the high cost and mega stress of end-of-the-month scrambling?

Does your materials team need to reduce inventories?

Do you want to gain control of your day-to-day activities and create a fun work environment?

Does everyone want to reach their full growth and earnings potential?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, you no doubt will find value for whatever time you spend reviewing the content of this web page. If you are in search of a better way to run your business, you have come to the right place. Here you will find Bill Gaw's Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement Training Module... Training that achieve on-time performance ... Training that eliminates end-of-the-month scrambling... Training that improves customer relations... Training that reduces inventories... Training that helps your team master the basics and establish a foundation that returns sanity to the business and raises the level of your company's "bottom line" performance. 

"We must constantly retool ourselves, become
 perpetual students, or we risk becoming obsolete."
                                                                         Price Pritchett

It's the "how to" that really makes a difference.


One of our customers said it even better than we can:

"Bill Gaw's e-learning is focused on the "how to." Unlike other e-Training materials that tell you only what you need to do... Bill's e-Training presents what you need to do and then he shows you how to do it."

                               T.J. Imholts, VP Operations, Adstore Inc.

 


Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement
Training Module

Objective: Provide cost-effective, self-paced e-learning 
                 for anyone... everyone... anywhere... anytime.

Purpose:  Make available Performance Improvement Training
                without the high cost of travel expenses, and time
                away from the job.

Benefits:  A transfer of competitive knowledge to help you
               and your company: 

Improve system and information integrity

Reduce day-to-day stress levels

Gain control of scrap, rework and inventories 

Increase speed, improve quality and reduce costs

Transform stressful work places into fun environments

Reach your full growth and earning potentials.       

Most training materials today are Acrobat pdf e-books with no usable training slides. Our training modules on the other hand includes 76 powerful, PowerPoint® graphics/charts, "plus" slide note pages for graphic/chart explanations, and "lessons learned" by a "been there, done that" professional. A  value added, learning experience on "how to" design, implement and deploy Poka-Yoke techniques for personal and company success. And all delivered via the Internet to you within 24 hours of ordering.


Another customer saying it even better than we can:

"Your training modules are the easiest and fastest way to understand the practicalities of business processes that I have seen in many years of measurement consulting activity. I intend to use them in my practice, if you are agreeable, since I am now extending into new consulting areas."

    Luis Nascimento, DMA Consultores, Porto, Portugal

Below is an example of one the 76-PowerPoint slides 
with its relevant note page: 

Without data, you’re just another opinion. That says it all. To continuously improve our processes, we need to first learn how to capture and then apply statistical data to our situation analysis. This action is a primary requisite to effective problem solving. Slide 3-3 presents an overview of a measurement by facts system.

Lesson Learned: The more that people use real time data to perform situation analysis and to establish and track corrective actions, the more comfortable and effective they become at interpreting and applying data-on-the-run. It is my contention that exceptional leaders make quick and quality decisions because they have mastered the skill of interpreting data-on-the-run. When a leader says, “That doesn’t sound right to me. What about .. . . .?” He has put to use, what I call, the test of reasonableness and this ability separates the exceptional leaders from the pack. To develop the ability to apply the “test of reasonableness,” a leader must first become an expert at interpreting data-on-the-run.

"The more you know how to do, and the better
you do it, the more valuable you become."
                                                                      Price Pritchett

 

Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement
Training Module

What Does it Cost?

Much less than you would imagine. In fact, we make the training module affordable so that it can fit easily within your personal or your company's training budget. We want you and your company to hear what Bill and Gerry have to say about Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement and the best way to do that is to make it affordable. 

A Special Offer for Internet Visitors


Your Poka-Yoke Process Improvement Training Module, a $149.00 bookstore value, can be ordered by Internet visitors for only:

$97.00

That's a 35% discount and hundreds of dollars less than attending a relevant seminar. And with Mr. Gaw's  and Mr. Bruno's expert commentary and "lessons learned" it's like attending a seminar in person ... having them guide you person-ally through the principles and techniques.

We are so sure that your Poka-Yoke Training Module will have the impact you desire that you can order entirely at our risk. The program comes with a No Risk, 100% Unconditional Money-Back Guarantee. This is a Lifetime 100% Money- Back Guarantee!  

Believe this, we will never consider your purchase binding until you have reviewed all the material and put it into practice. We know that you, like our other customers, will be thrilled with the results. In fact, we are so convinced that your program will work for you that if you're not completely satisfied for any reason at any time, simply return it for an immediate refund of your purchase price. You simply can't lose.

   
From another satisfied customer:

"Much better than attending a seminar in person because 
you progress at your own speed and you end up with the 
best possible set of notes for future reference."

Paul Howard, President, Eaton Leonard Tooling, Inc.

 

The Ball is in Your Court

Remember, if you continue to work the same way, you're going to get the same results. The next move is up to you. I've shown you that your Poka- Yoka Training Module is as risk free as an offer can come. You and I know that if you've read this far, you're seriously interested in bringing sanity to your day-to-day work environment and helping yourself and your company achieve their full growth and earning potentials.

"Defend your career by developing a better 
package of knowledge and skills than the next person."
                                                                                     Price Pritchett

Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement

Your Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement Training will help you:

Become a better Performance Measurement team leader and manager

Transform your work environment form drudgery to fun

Minimize your team's day-to-day stress levels

Understand and master Kaizen basics and best practices

Gain recognition, promotions, and salary increases.

Implement "win-win" Kaizen e-Training.
Your Poka-Yoke and Process Improvement Training will help your company:

Optimize MRP/ERP and lean enterprise success

Increase speed, improve quality, and reduce costs

Eliminate the high cost of business chaos

Improve the level of information integrity

Put and end to costly end-pf-the-month scrambling

Gain control over scrap, rework, and inventory activities

Increase team contribution to company's "bottom line."

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