Poka Yoke

Everyone has one chance to live their life to the fullest as do business organizations. Someone can go throughout their life living it as if it were perfect even if it really isn’t. Many people and organizations have an attitude of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. On the other hand, there are other people as well as organizations which truly believe that there is always room for improvement. Continuous improvement is a necessity for all who desire to be the best of the best. If this was not the case, then there would never have been people who studied these processes to give others the necessary tools to accomplish their goals and exceed their expectations. Such examples are: poka yoke, situational leadership, and Deming’s point of improving constantly. My family and I will be using these techniques on our family trip to Puerto Rico.
Poka Yoke is an approach for mistake-proofing processes using automatic devices or methods to avoid simple human error (Evans 312). People have extra time to dedicate to activities with value and creativity. To avoid defects or incidents from occurring, warning signs help point out errors that have occurred so that the person can stop the process. Poka Yoke is something that I must practice in my personal life. For instance, in six days my family and I will be going on a trip to Puerto Rico. To avoid common errors such as leaving things behind and getting to the airport on time, I must have a plan to assure that those mistakes do not occur. I have made a list of everything we need to pack including cell phone chargers, medicine, toiletries, etc… Once all is packed, I must check everything off of my list to avoid arriving in Puerto Rico only to find that I left something behind. Also, I must have a schedule for the day of the trip to make sure that we arrive to the airport on time with enough time for spare in case something unexpected should occur. I have to pick my kids up from school no later than 12:30 so that we