Period less than 10 minutes & ndash; a single digit time. Dr. Shingo’s Innovations Continue to Influence the Automotive and Other Inustoms.
"SMED is About An ATTITUDE of Continuous Improvement and Never Becoming Company with the Status Quo," Said Bob McClintic, Aka Dr. Die Cast.
Other Productions Decisions. The more time it takes, the longer the product cycle. Operations Personnel Increase Lot Sizes and Run Longer In Order to Reduce the IMPACT.
According to Mike Bangasser of Best Technology Inc., The Best Time to Clean the Die or Mold is as aus out of the machine & ndash; not when is try and re-foundal it.
On the shelf is like letting your dinner dishes, Pots and Pans Sit on the Countight Before Trying to Wash them. "
BeCAUSE SMED Reduces Changeover Time, It Becomes Economically Possible to Have Smaller Production Runs. This Provides a number of Advantages:
Less Capital is tied up in inventory and less warehouse space is needed.
Less work in progress, res of recovers further.
The Abilital to Quickly Respond to Market Changes.
Improved question and leste. DEFECTS can be identified and the problem.
Product Innovations, Which PROVIDE A Competitive Advantage, Can BE BROUGHT to the Market Sooner Because Inventories of the Older Product Are Smaller and Will Be Sold OFF.
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Work Order Incomplete. "
USE Stop Watches To Record Incremental Changeover Activities with Timelines. This Information Can Be HelaSure Time Data in the Changeover.
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