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> So Amazon introduced an 'Andon button' Maybe my brain is just having trouble parsing it, but what does “Andon” mean?
by tylerrobinson 4y ago
> So Amazon introduced an 'Andon button'
Maybe my brain is just having trouble parsing it, but what does “Andon” mean?
- barbazoo 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)
- chin7an 4y agoIt's a term borrowed from assembly lines(0), where if the andon cord is pulled, the entire line stops until some manager or the likes inspects and restarts it. For amazon, the equivalent would be pulling the listing immediately from the website, blocking orders and flagging the item for immediate review. (0): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)
- evo_9 4y agoAh but not an acronym like SCRAM for example in the early nuclear reactor days. Meaning: Start Cutting Right Away Man, because back then, you had to cut the ropes holding up the control rods, which basically mean, shut it down as fast as possible by dropping those rods.
- praisewhitey 4y agoprobably typo for Abandon
- kitten_mittens_ 4y agoIt's a Japanese loan word. I was mystified the first time I heard it out loud in Seattle back in 2015. I don't think I've ever seen it written.