Changeover reduction (SMED techniques, set-up reduction)

Unlock capacity and improve flexibility by reducing time spent on wasteful changeovers

This practical workshop will teach you a systematic method for reducing changeover or set-up time which you can then apply to your own processes. Examples of application of the techniques would be:

• Set-up of an operating theatre
• Make-ready time for a printing press
• A flavour change in a food processing plant

Workshop content:

• Why reduce changeover time?
• What should you aim for on changeover – number/time
• History and concepts of changeover reduction
• Measurement in changeover reduction
• Understanding the steps of changeover reduction
• Team roles in changeover reduction
• Collecting data: the plan
• Collecting data: actual
• Analysing the data: internal and external elements
• Trialling solutions
• Optimising external tasks
• Workplace organisation
• Locking in the solution: standard work and visualisation
• Agreeing future actions for your organisation

You will work on a practical changeover reduction during the day, working systematically through the steps and measuring the improvement.

Who should attend?

If you have processes with long and/or variable changeover time, this course will give you the skills to

• Senior managers and directors.
• Functional managers and operations management
• Team Leaders, staff or shop floor
• Improvement facilitators or CI managers

It is often useful if more than one delegate attends from an organisation as changeover reduction by its nature requires a good, structured facilitation approach in the workplace.

How will this workshop improve yours and your organisations performance

• You will be able to tackle a changeover reduction from start to finish
• You will be able to explain the concepts of changeover reduction to others in your organisation
• You will be able to convince others that they can achieve more capacity out of their existing processes
• Your organisation will be able to systematically improve flexibility to customers by targeting wasteful changeovers