S.M.E.D./Quick Changeover
1 day (workshop) / 5 day (Implementation)
Many organizations have embarked on a series of quick
changeover workshops without fully knowing why they are doing
it, or what the expected outcomes should be. Quick changeover is
a part of the Lean toolkit that enables organizations to produce
services or goods using leveled and mixed production. Leveled
and mixed production lead to fewer inventories on the floor,
better quality, and better responsiveness to customers.
Frequent setups are necessary to produce a variety of goods
in small lots. In order to become more flexible, you need to
focus on reducing setup time and using the techniques of Single
Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) to meet changing customer
requirements. SMED refers to the theory and techniques for
performing setup operations in fewer than ten minutes, the
number of minutes expressed in a single digit.
Course Description:
In this workshop participants will learn inexpensive techniques
to achieve quick changeovers. Then you can truly begin to
approach a "Just-In-Time" culture instead of "Just-In-Case".
This workshop is based on research developed by Shigeo Shingo, a
famous manufacturing consultant from Japan. Participants will
learn the techniques used to reduce set-up times on equipment
and machinery, in front office processing, and within service
organizations. Using real-life examples, case studies, and
hands-on quick changeover analysis, this class provides teams
involved in lean conversion with the practical tools and methods
needed to radically reduce changeover time in the office or on
the shop floor. Typical results from this class are 70% to 80%
reduction in set-up time with little or no capital investment.
These results are usually obtained within one week of the class.
Learning Objectives:
After completion of this course participants will have an
understanding of:
• How SMED relates to Just In Time (JIT) small lot production;
• How to implement the four stages of SMED;
• The eight principles of the SMED system;
• The Actions required to convert Internal to External setups;
and
• Techniques to improve Internal setups.
Who Should Attend:
Operators, Setup Personnel, Maintenance Personnel, Manufacturing
Engineering, Design Engineering, Industrial Engineering,
Production Supervision, and Office Personnel needing to reduce
process changeover time.
Prerequisites:
None. However, novices to Lean Thinking may elect to attend Lean
Conversion Overview first to familiarize themselves with the
terminology and the nature of the changes expected.
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