{"id":8329,"date":"2011-03-21T06:11:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=8329"},"modified":"2014-10-25T08:25:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-25T13:25:16","slug":"taiichi-ohno-process-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-process-automation\/8329\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiichi Ohno Quotes: Process Automation with Human Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continuing my summary of Yoshihito Wakamatsu&#8217;s book The Toyota Mindset, today we discuss Taiichi Ohno&#8217;s view on Automation and <a title=\"continue to improve and do it even if you feel there isn't room to improve\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/squeeze-water-from-a-dry-towel\/8768\/\">Fixing Problems Immediately<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we&#8217;ve covered Taiichi Ohno&#8217;s belief that\u00a0<a title=\"taiichi ohno, wastes hide, disclose mistakes\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-wastes-hide-disclose-mistakes\/7850\/\">Wastes Hide, Disclose all Mistakes<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"taiichi ohno, gemba\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-gemba-observation\/7852\/\">Discover the Truth Beyond Understanding<\/a>, and the main job of a leader is to <a title=\"taiichi ohno teach others to think\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-teach-others-to-think-for-themselves\/8040\/\">Teachers other to Think<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To read my reviews of <a title=\"book review of toyota mindset\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/toyota-mindset-commandments-taiichi-ohno\/7715\/\">Wakamatsu&#8217;s book on Taiichi Ohno<\/a>, please visit the links below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"standard work, taiichi ohno\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-standard-work-must-be-practical\/9479\/\">Taiichi Ohno on Standard Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"genchi genbutsu, taiichi ohno\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-validate-truth-on-the-shop-floor\/9477\/\">Taiichi Ohno on Genchi Genbutsu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"taiichi ohno, do not act spoiled\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-do-not-act-spoiled\/9476\/\">Do Not Act Spoiled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"taiichi ohno, learn from previous masters\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-do-not-fear-failure\/9290\/\">Learn from Previous Masters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"taiichi ohno, wastes\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-wastes-hide-disclose-mistakes\/7850\/\">Wastes Hide, Disclose All Mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"discover truth and understanding\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-gemba-observation\/7852\/\">Truth and Understanding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"taiichi ohno on innovation\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-innovation-add-your-craftiness\/8559\/\">Innovation and Craftiness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"teach others to think\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-teach-others-to-think-for-themselves\/8040\/\">Teach Others to Think<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"process automation, jidoka\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-process-automation\/8329\/\">Intelligent Automation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"taiichi ohno on leadership\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/taiichi-ohno-on-lean-leadership\/9274\/\">Taiichi Ohno on Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>According to Wakamatsu, Taiichi Ohno used to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Distinguish tasks that can be done only by humans from those that can be done by machines. Do not use humans only as guards for machines, instead assign them to the tasks that can only be performed by humans (p. 62)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Fix The Problem Immediately<\/h2>\n<p>From Wakamatsu&#8217;s experience, most managers point out problems to workers and leave it to them until the problem is solved. But, this approach doesn&#8217;t motivate workers to fix the problem right away. Taiichi Ohno took a different view by making sure his workers always:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Fixed the problem immediately after it is identified<\/li>\n<li>Confirmed the results with their own eyes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For Taiichi Ohno, conducting continuous improvement on site and yielding an improvement the same day the problem was identified was expected. To illustrate this point, Wakamatsu shares this personal story between him and Taiichi Ohno:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I visited a Toyota factory a few weeks ago. I saw a number of auto body frames hanging over the conveyor belts. I asked the department directory to reduce that and he seemed to understand my instruction. I called on him after a couple of hours to see if he was successful in reducing them or not. He told me that he would deal with it over the weekend. So, I told him,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand. 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