Quick Changeover Simplified: The Manager's Guide to Improving Profits with SMED

A Quick Start Guide for Setup and Changeover Reduction for Managers

Quick Changeover Simplified: The Manager's Guide to Improving Profits with SMED, by Fletcher Birmingham and Jim Jelinek, is for companies that must implement a quick setup and changeover program, but aren't sure how to start.

The authors walk you through the process of implementing a mini setup reduction program with some quick changeover tools and concepts that won't overwhelm you. When you start seeing the results and you're ready to implement a full-scale program, they'll take you through an eight-step process that's easy to understand.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Getting Started (Preface)
Chapter 1: Committing to Quick Changeover
Chapter 2: Selecting the Project and the Group
Chapter 3: Preparing the Group
Chapter 4: Establishing the Baseline
Chapter 5: Separating Internal from External Operations
Chapter 6: Converting Internal to External
Chapter 7: Streamlining Setup Efforts
Chapter 8: Standardizing Improvements
Chapter 9: Celebrate Successes
Chapter 10: Every Second Counts
Final Thoughts

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