Webinar Preview: A Poka-Yoke Primer: Mistake-Proofing and Error Reduction with John Grout

Register for the webinar here In this video, host Mark Graban
from KaiNexus talks with John Grout about his upcoming webinar to
be held on January 17th. This webinar is a 60-minute primer into
mistake-proofing (a.k.a. poka-yoke). Information about the basics
of mistake-proofing, why people make mistakes, and how to start
the process of reducing mistakes will be presented in a
fast-moving and entertaining format. Objectives: Build awareness
of mistake-proofing Introduce a concise presentation format:
“pecha kucha," with 20 slides x 0:20 seconds each = 6:40 minutes
(we’ll do two of these with discussion in between). What is
mistake-proofing? Include lots of examples Why do people err? How
can design eliminate errors? Next steps in implementation About
the Presenter: John Grout John Grout is the David C. Garrett Jr.
Professor, former dean, and award-winning teacher in the Campbell
School of Business at Berry College. Dr. Grout has researched
lean supply chain management and mistake-proofing (a.k.a.
Poka-Yoke) extensively and published numerous articles on the
topic. John was awarded the Shingo Prize for his paper, “The
Human Side of Mistake-Proofing” with Douglas Stewart. John has
also consulted with a large variety of firms to mistake-proof
their processes.