Quality poster
Updated · Free to print and share
Jidoka and quality at the source poster
Quality at the source means each step makes sure its own work is right before passing it on: don't accept a defect, don't make one, don't pass one on. Jidoka is the Toyota principle behind it: when something abnormal happens, stop, fix the immediate problem and then fix the cause, rather than carrying on and inspecting later. This poster shows the three rules and the four jidoka steps.
Download the poster
The PNG is free to download now. The print-ready vector PDFs open after a short form, once.
Free to print and share with your team. Enter your name and work email once to download.
The words on the poster
Quality at the source
Jidoka: stop at the first sign of a problem.
- Don't accept a defect
- Don't make a defect
- Don't pass a defect on
- Detect A person or the machine notices something abnormal.
- Stop Stop the station or line. Pull the andon or call for help.
- Fix or contain Deal with the immediate problem and the suspect parts.
- Find the cause Fix the root cause so it doesn't happen again.
Jidoka began with Sakichi Toyoda's loom (1924), which stopped itself when a thread broke.
On the floor
How to use it
- 1
Post it at stations with an andon cord or button, so people know stopping is expected.
- 2
Use the four steps to agree who responds to a stop and how fast.
- 3
Review stops at the daily huddle: which ones reached step 4?
- 4
Pair it with the free jidoka worksheet and andon response log.
Which size to print
- 24 x 36 in or A2: a main wall or team board, read from a few metres away.
- 18 x 24 in or A3: a station or notice board. The A3 file also fits 11 x 17 in paper.
- Letter or A4: a clipboard, binder or handout, on any office printer.
Every PDF is vector, so it stays sharp at full size. Nothing runs to the edge of the page, so no bleed is needed.
Sources and notes
- Sakichi Toyoda's automatic loom (Type G, 1924) stopped itself when a thread broke, the origin of jidoka in the Toyota Production System.
Templates, decks and guides to go with it
- Jidoka worksheet (stop at abnormality)For one line or cell, every abnormality that should stop the work: how it is detected, how the work stops, who is called, the immediate fix and the root cause step, plus a log of real stops.
- Andon response logEvery andon call with response and fix times, flags against your targets, and counts by type and station.
- Quality alert formA quality alert to post at the line, a sign-off sheet for every shift, and a log of open, expired and closed alerts.
- Poka-yoke worksheetEach step's possible errors, prevention or detection, the method, a device idea and a verified box.
- Topic: Quality managementEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
Terms on this poster
A poster reminds. A routine makes it stick.
See how plants run their audits, improvements and follow-ups in LeanSuite, on a call built around your own problem.
Schedule Demo