Quality & Operations
Training Program
In-Person
Open
Jidoka in the Automation Age: AI with a Japanese Human-Centred Spirit
Explore how Japan integrates automation with human judgment through modern Jidoka — a lesson in augmenting rather than replacing people.
Duration
5 days
Hours
35 hrs
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Language
ar
Seats
/ 25
Overview
Jidoka (automation with a human touch) is one of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System. In the age of AI, Japanese manufacturers apply Jidoka not merely to stop machines at defects, but to design AI-human collaboration protocols that keep human judgment central. Includes visits to smart-factory floors where Jidoka drives zero-defect production.
Program Objectives
- Understand Jidoka as a philosophy beyond simple automation.
- Design human-machine collaboration protocols.
- Evaluate AI deployment through a Jidoka lens.