SMED. See also SMED workshop .

Single Minute Exchange of Die means exactly that you will reduce changeover process, so it will last less than 10 minutes. Shigeo Shingo (method developer) achieved this fantastic result in 16 years.

SMED - Will it keep?

SMED system will bring you such benefits as:

• you will distinctly increase the machine usage indicator, so you will purchase the new ones after a longer period of time.
• you will reduce the inventory level what releases the frozen money.
• you will be able to produce products in smaller batches, what is necessary for wide variety of products.
• you will shorten delivery time what will certainly result in new orders,
• you will develop teamwork skill and creativity of your co-workers.

Implementing SMED as a system is a strategy of using this method in the whole company. Reduce changeovers in places where bottlenecks are present. Otherwise, you will only intensify their presence. To plan this implementation wisely, you will do the following steps:

SMED Workshops- timeline.

1. you will form SMED team;

you all will make plans for: action, communication and training;

3. you will conduct the first SMED workshop on the pilot machine;

4. you will work out your SMED standard on the basis of the first workshop.

If you do not want to become alone with this whole stuff and prise the open door, just implement SMED with Polish Productivity Center! We will accompany you at every step. You will get training materials, films from SMED session, presentations and examples which you can apply. We will conduct exemplary SMED workshops in a production hall. We will work out with you a special binder with SMED standard for you company. Our psychologist will teach you how to work with people during brainstorming essential in SMED.

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