アンドンAndon Cord
Quality
Andon Cord
アンドンJapanese
A cord or button that any operator may pull to signal a problem and, if unsolved within takt, stop the line.
Examples
- 01An assembler pulls the cord after detecting a missing clip; the team leader arrives within 30 seconds.
- 02A line stops automatically at the end of the fixed position if the problem is not solved.
- 03Andon pulls are counted daily as a measure of problem visibility, not of failure.