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autonomation

autonomation noun: an automation design concept developed at Toyota, using error-proofing and automatic process defect detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.

Noun

autonomation (uncountable)

  1. An automation design concept developed at Toyota, using error-proofing and automatic process defect detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.
    • Autonomation means transferring human intelligence to a machine.1988, Taiichi Ohno, “Autonomation (Automation with a Human Touch)”, in Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-scale Production, page 121
    • This concept of autonomation is meant to convey the combination of mechanical automation and human control.
    • "Autonomation" implies the attachment of extra functions to automated machines so the machine will stop automatically when […].1998, Schon Beechler, Kristin Stucker, Japanese Business, page 541
    Synonyms:
    jidoka

Synonyms of autonomation

Questions about autonomation

What does autonomation mean?
Autonomation means an automation design concept developed at Toyota, using error-proofing and automatic process defect detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.
What part of speech is autonomation?
Autonomation is a noun.

Words near autonomation in the dictionary

  1. Autonoe
  2. autonoesis
  3. autonoetic
  4. autonomasia
  5. autonomasy
  6. autonomation
  7. autonomic
  8. autonomic ganglia
  9. autonomic ganglion
  10. autonomic nervous system
  11. autonomic nervous systems

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