Basic Course - 1 day

VAN GOUBERGEN P&M gcv conducts SMED IN HOUSE trainings for its customers. This basic course gives to the participants a complete overview of the SMED method for set-up reduction, as well as an integrated approach for a set-up reduction project, in which additional Industrial Engineering tools are used to increase the effectivity of the SMED method. The different elements of the SMED method for set-up reduction will be illustrated with several practical examples on video. Advantages of Set-Up Reduction    Reduction of change-over costs Production of smaller lotsizes combined with an increased number of change-overs Trial-runs are minimized or even become superfluous Urgent orders can be quickly produced Improved productivity (increased efficiency, less waste, less machinedefects) Set-Up becomes easy, no special skills are needed Reduction or elimination of intermediate inventory Improved flexibility Reduction of inventory costs Participants    This training is a basic course for a broad audience. Possible participants are: Operators - Machine-setters Groupleaders, teamleaders, supervisors, foremen Technical and maintenance personnel Employees of supporting services Industrial Engineers R&D Purchase Department Marketing, Sales Quality Departement Equipment Engineering and construction Process Engineers etc.

Program    Why Set-Up Reduction? The SMED-Method (Single Minute Exchange of Die) Introduction of the SMED-Method in Practice Global Industrial Engineering Approach for Set-Up Reduction Set-Up Reduction as an Organization-wide Problem Examples of the SMED-principles in different practical situations