Quick changeover for operational flexibility and responsiveness

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Many organizations today are faced with the dilemma of meeting market demands that are varied, erratic, unpredictable and with short lead-times. The large-batch-long-run economies-of-scale approach to manufacturing is no longer suitable for market demands that are increasingly high-mix-low-volume with very short lead-times.

For a long time, organizations were limited by large-batch-long-run schedules owing to long equipment and/or line set-ups and long changeover times. Then, in a breakthrough publication called 'A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System', Shigeo Shingo showed the West a technique whereby changeovers could be reduced to below 10 minutes on most equipment. He called the technique SMED - 'Single Minute Exchange of Die'.

This training course will provide you with the practical knowledge to reduce changeover time and enhance your organization’s flexibility and responsiveness to meet customers’ demands. You’ll learn the principles and techniques of Quick Changeover and how to implement a world-class changeover activity. As a result, small batch scheduling and production, as well as mix production, can be practiced effectively and efficiently.

How will I benefit?

Be able to initiate a Quick Changeover study and analysis
Know how to identify the wasteful and non-value-added practices in your organization’s set-up and changeover activities
Improve resource utilization in areas where the set-up and changeover time can be reduced

Our experienced tutors have practical application of the subject matter, enabling them to understand and meet your specific industry requirements.

- The history and development of Quick Changeovers
- The importance of flexibility and responsiveness to the economy of today and of the future
- The purpose and impact of Quick Changeovers on production and business
- How Quick Changeovers enable mix production and flexibility
- The 6 Steps required to significantly reduce set-up and changeover time
- Understand and apply the tools and techniques in Quick Changeovers
Engineers, maintenance and production professionals, and other personnel who are responsible for enhancing production capacities, flexibility and responsiveness to meet customer demands.
This training course is HRD Corp claimable programme.
On completion, you will be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate.

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