Jidoka

2 articles

• Andon Cord: The Right to Stop Production3 min read

  In Toyota factories, a cord runs along every production line[^1]. Any worker can pull it to signal a problem and, if necessary, stop the entire chain. This device, called the andon cord, embodies a co...

• Broken Window Theory: When Disorder Breeds Disorder4 min read

  In 1982, criminologists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling formulated a simple hypothesis: a broken window left unrepaired signals that no one is watching, inviting further degradation[^1]. What st...