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Event:
Quick Changeover / Set-up Reduction
Description:
In this course, participants will receive training
on how to do Set-up Reduction / Quick Changeover, and the class will
apply the learned principles to a specified piece of equipment in
the company.
This class teaches the fundamental principles of
set-up reduction. It defines set-up, and participants will discuss
reasons and barriers to reducing set-up time. The course follows the
principles first expressed by Dr. Shigeo Shingo and his work on
Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED). Participants learn the
standard methodology in applying SMED to any type of set-up or
industry. The techniques covered demonstrate how to reduce
changeover time from hours to minutes and even seconds.
Prerequisites:
Principles of Lean Manufacturing with Live
Simulation or equivalent and Introduction to Quick Change
Over/Set-up Reduction.
Expected
Outcomes:
Participants will experience first hand the benefits
of implementing quick changeover/setup reduction, which include:
shorter lead time, less material, fewer defects, less inventory,
lower space requirements, higher productivity and greater
flexibility.
Suggested
Participants:
Production and Production Support Personnel
(Engineering, Maintenance, Set-up Operators).
Number of
Participants:
Up to 8 People per Event.
Duration
of Event:
2-5 Days.
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