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Poka yoke / Mistake Proofing

Mistake Proofing
Mistake Proofing or Poka Yoke - is a technique for eliminating errors by making it impossible to make mistakes in the process. It is often considered the best approach to process control.
It works on the principle - "It is good to do it right the first time. It is even better to make it impossible to do it wrong the first time".
Mistake Proofing can be preventive (prevent the error from occurring) or detective (detect the error if it happens) in nature and is usually implemented in one of the following ways.
1. Warning: audio and/or visual warning either before the error occurs or after it has occurred.
2. Control: errors are not possible or even if an error occurs, it is not allowed to move to the next step.
3. Shutdown: machine or process shutdown when an error is about to happen or as soon as an error occurs.
An application oriented question on the topic along with responses can be seen below. The best answer was provided by Arunesh Ramalingam on 21st Septemer 2017.
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Vishwadeep Khatri
Q11. While it is understood that mistake proofing is immensely effective, there is some confusion about what it means or intends to achieve. Let us look at the following interpretations of Poka Yoke -
Which of the above interpretations are correct? Please explain with valid examples.
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