IN STATION PROCESS CONTROL (AUTONOMATION-JIDOKA)

May be loosely interpreted as autonomous defects control. It supports Just in Time (JIT) by never allowing defective units from a preceding process to flow into and disrupt a subsequent process.

The goal of In Station Process Control (ISPC) is to produce quality products in-station and eliminate waste, by preventing defects from being produced and passed downstream through the use of standardized tools and procedures.

ISPC enables the Work Groups and Work Groups members to:

• Understand and acknowledge their customer’s needs and expectations
• Participate in the development of new processes by identifying control plans, reaction plans, and control methods
• Provide input and use personal experience to improve current manufacturing processes
• Create and enforce the standard methods used to perform their work
• Manage their work area
• Identify opportunities to eliminate waste
• Improve quality
• Solve their manufacturing problems at their level, and control their processes

Use of ISPC ensures that the Work Group can control the quality, manufacturing time, material flow, and cost of their products.

The processes and tools within the scope of ISPC are: