SMED – changeover time reduction
Why attend this workshop?
The reduction and prevention of set-up times is a permanent and important topic on the way to an efficient production, the so-called "flowing” production. In manufacturing companies which only produce according to market requirements, lot sizing and the optimization of order succession mostly belong to the past. The market decides what to produce, when and how.
Changeover times, reduced to the minimum, allow to decrease reserves and lot sizes. They also allow to maximize flexibility and reduce costs, but on condition that the problem is treated comprehensively in considering the aspect of durability of the changes introduced. Changeover time reduction does not begin at the production stage, but already at the stage of construction and planning.
During the workshops, participants get to know the course of proceeding in reducing and standardizing changeover processes. They will also have the opportunity for discussion and mutually creating tools for implementation processes.
During the workshop, simple organizational and cost-effective technical measures and ideas will be presented, which will help to successfully take the way towards "flowing production”.
Aim and expected results of workshops
The aim of the workshop is to familiarize participants with the method of changeover time reduction – SMED.
Participants will gain the ability to independently identify wastage in the changeover process, its visualization and optimization of the process. They will also learn how to begin a process of long-term improvement of changeover and how to complete it successfully.
Target group
The workshops are particularly targeted at:
- employees responsible for: production management, the process of
continuous improvement, maintaining flow,
- value streams leaders,
- immediate production employees.
Workshop program
1. Introduction to workshops.
2. Basic stages in the changeover process.
3. Analysis of the changeover operation.
4. Identification of “internal” and “external” operations.
5. Plan of implementing improvements.
6. Examples of changeovers after applying the SMED method.
7. Standardization of changeovers.
8. Emphasizing successes of teams and motivating for further improvement.
9. Summary of workshops.
Method of teaching
Lecture, films and photos, exercises, teamwork, case study, discussion, presentations of participants.
Duration
1 day (8 class periods)
