jidoka in Japanese, which can be roughly translated as automation with a human touch
— Sooner Safer Happier, in “Chapter 5: Build the Right Thing; Intelligent Flow”, Jonathan Smart
jidoka
2 of our books define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
Jidoka or autonomation —automation with a human touch
— Triangulating for Truthiness, in the text
See also behavioral ninja move · Cycle Time · Lean Coffee · Scrum · value stream mapping
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