Course Outline:

This course will be a "teach & do" format where you will learn in class and go to the gemba to observe and document a changeover process, identify improvements, and implement changes to reduce set up and changeover time in a step-by-step manner.  The course will cover:

• Quick Changeover Overview
• How Quick Changeover supports a Lean manufacturing system
• What is SMED?
• The four types of Quick Changeover techniques
• The seven rules of thumb for SMED
• How to perform direct process observation for measuring changeover time
• Video observation and analysis
• Use of Quick Changeover templates
• How to separate internal and external work elements and times
• The Pit Crew concept

Learning Objectives:

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will demonstrate the ability to:

• Explain the four types of Quick Changeover techniques
• Explain SMED
• Explain the importance of Standard Work for a Lean manufacturing
• Fill out a Changeover Observation Sheet
• Fill out a Spaghetti Diagram
• Create a Kaizen Newspaper for continuous improvement of changeover times

Benefits:

This course allows the student to:

• Observe changeovers and identify improvements
• Follow the SMED approach to cut changeover times
• Establish a repeatable changeover procedure

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and practice needed to begin using Quick Changeover & SMED as part of your Lean manufacturing or process improvement effort.  The target audience includes:

• Managers, engineers, supervisors, team leaders, operators
• Any industry with equipment or processes that have lost time due to changeover

Duration:

5 Days