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Amazon Glossary

Andon Cord

Sicherheitssystem zur Produktqualitätskontrolle

Terms, metrics, and workflows around Amazon Seller, Vendor, and Marketplace operations.

What it means

Andon Cord is a lean manufacturing concept from Japan (originally Toyota) that allows workers to halt production when quality issues are detected. In Amazon's context, it is used metaphorically for quality control systems and escalation mechanisms to quickly address problems.