Meanings
- uncountablebusinessAn 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 1211 more example
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 541Synonyms: jidoka
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn automation design concept developed at Toyota, using error-proofing and automatic process defect detection to ease human participation in demanding just-in-time manufacturing.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自働化 /自动化
- 自働化 /自动化 (zìdònghuà)Translations
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