Poka-Yoke and Quality Control

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What type of error does a poka-yoke device prevent in a service encounter?

  • Tangible error
  • Customer error
  • Server error (correct)
  • Task error

What is an example of a task error in a service encounter?

  • Unclean facilities
  • Doing work incorrectly (correct)
  • Lack of courteous behavior
  • Eye contact during greeting

What is the purpose of a poka-yoke device such as a computer prompt?

  • To increase productivity
  • To prevent mistakes or errors (correct)
  • To reduce cycle time
  • To improve customer satisfaction

What type of error is related to physical elements of service?

<p>Tangible error (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a poka-yoke trick to prevent treatment errors?

<p>Bank tellers recording customer eye color (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using poka-yoke devices in service encounters?

<p>Improved process quality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Poka-Yoke?

<p>To improve process quality by detecting defects and providing warnings (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of prediction in Poka-Yoke?

<p>To recognize that a defect is about to occur and provide a warning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of not using Poka-Yoke in the example of Yamada Electric?

<p>Costly and embarrassing repair at the customer facility (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using Poka-Yoke in services?

<p>Fail-safe methods for interactions conducted by different modes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of many applications of Poka-Yoke?

<p>They are simple, yet creative and inexpensive to implement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the device on the drill in the example of Poka-Yoke?

<p>To count the number of holes drilled in a work piece (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of Poka-Yoke?

<p>To prevent mistakes from occurring in the first place (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the mistake-proofing approach developed by Shingo at Toyota in the 1960s?

<p>Zero Quality Control (ZQC) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of inadvertent mistakes, according to Poka-Yoke?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of using a cause-and-effect diagram in Poka-Yoke?

<p>Identification of the root cause of a mistake (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a typical mistake, according to Poka-Yoke?

<p>Omitted processing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the concept that emphasizes the importance of preventing mistakes from being made in the first place?

<p>Mistake-Proofing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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