Yokoten

A Japanese term for rolling out concepts, ideas or policies horizontally within a company. 

For example, suppose a valve was found to be malfunctioning on one of the machines in a factory. Yokoten would then be the process that ensures that all similar valves at the plant and at other relevant sites are examined for the same defect. 

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