SMED (single minute exchange of dies) improvements reduce the waste of getting ready to do work. Reductions in changeover times of equipment or processes create immediate and significant benefits in labor productivity, cycle time and inventory. The SMED approach assesses each task of a changeover process to distinguish what can be done externally to the process of changeover and what cannot. The entire work process is then redesigned to eliminate tasks, move external ones out of the changeover process and streamline all remaining activities. 

Benefits:

• Decreased process to process changeover times (equipment, processes, and resources)
• Immediate and often significant benefits in labor productivity and capacity.
• More process flexibility.
• Lower inventory levels and costs.
• Team pride and ownership, as well as more energy and enthusiasm for more improvement.
  

Agenda: 

Training: 26 hours of education and immediate application. Participants bring a scenario to class on which to focus and practice.

2-hour (virtual) 

• Understanding the what, why and how of Quick Change
• Understanding the method and positioning with other methods
• Identifying opportunities to use the Quick Change method
• Selecting projects to apply during training

Classroom (3 Days) 

• Learning how to lead a team through Quick Change.
• Confirming the opportunity.
• Preparing the team.
• Performing Quick Change (each step of the method) including techniques used in each step of the process.
• Institutionalizing the solutions and managing the change.
• Preparing for application.

Co-lead and coach application: on-site with the team to achieve real and immediate benefits.

Application and Coaching: 3-5 days of on-site event co-lead. One-on-one coaching until results are achieved.

Certification: Participation in this course and completion of 1 project = Continuous Improvement SMED Black Belt CERTIFICATION.