THE CONCEPT OF POKE-YOKE HAS EXISTED FOR A LONG TIME IN VARIOUS FORMS
SHIGEO SHINGO WAS A JAPANESE MANUFACTURING ENGINEER THAT DEVELOPED IT INTO A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING ZERO DEFECTS WITH THE GOAL TO ELIMINATE QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTIONS.
FORMERLY CALLED FOOLPROOFING
SHINGO RECOGNIZED THAT THE NAME ERRORPROOFING COULD OFFEND WORKERS