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 will 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
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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