andon (English, noun)
expansion: andon (countable and uncountable, plural andons)
Senses:
glosses: A Japanese paper lantern.
tags: countable
topics: business
manufacturing
glosses: A system that notifies workers of a quality or process problem, sometimes with a means to pause production until the problem is resolved.
tags: uncountable
glosses: A light used to indicate a problem in the andon manufacturing system.
tags: countable
Forms:
form: andons
tags: plural