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Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improvement
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Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improvement

by Richard Morrow
July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
322 pages
7h 23m
English
Productivity Press
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Chapter 17

Summary

Utilizing the 3Ms is the answer to process improvement that is real and sustains. We leave you with one technique that reduces the need for the 3Ms.

Mistake-Proofing?

Mistake-proofing is any method that can help workers avoid mistakes, and equipment and other resources from failing. This concept recognizes that the optimal location to prevent or correct mistakes is at the point of creation of the problem. Late recognition of a mistake or defect is never as efficient and typically has a cumulative effect. Is it better to mistake proof or fail safe? What are the differences?

Fail safe by definition involves a failure. An example is when an electrical circuit has a short, the circuit breaker “trips” and stops the flow. The fault ...

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