Authors:Keisuke Arai, Kenichi Sekine,
Publisher: Productivity Press
Keywords: smed, going, changeover, quick, kaizen
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1563273411
ISBN-13: 9781563273414

Changeovers in 3 minutes or less! Picking up where Dr. Shingo’s Single Minute Exchange of Die left off, this book streamlines the process even further to reduce changeover time, while simultaneously cutting staffing requirements in half. To instruct on how to achieve quick changeover in virtually any type of production environment, the book includes— A succinct eight-step process for setup improvement Nine basic principles for eliminating changeover waste The book begins by outlining the tactical principles for improving the three phases of the changeover procedure. Next it de

Authors:Gerard Leone, Richard D. Rahn,
Publisher: Flow Publishing Inc.
Keywords: changeover, quick
Number of Pages: 105
Published: 2011-02-11
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0983383901
ISBN-13: 9780983383901

Quick Changeover refers to the ability to prepare an OR suite or patient room for the next procedure or patient, in the minimum time possible, without errors, and without rushing. Quick Changeover has been a core method in the world of manufacturing (it is also called SMED in that world), but the same basic approach can be applied to the changeover of an OR suite, a patient room, or any case where we need to improve asset utilization. This clear explanation of the Quick Changeover process will help your hospital get started on the right foot, with this fundamental and essential discipline.

Authors:Shigeo Shingo, Productivity Press Development Team,
Publisher: Productivity Press
Keywords: shopfloor, series, system, smed, changeover, operators, quick
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1996-06-01
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 1563271257
ISBN-13: 9781563271250

The Shopfloor Series puts powerful improvement tools in the hands of an entire workforce. And now Productivity’s all-time bestseller, A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System, is available in a condensed version prepared especially for front-line workers and general interest readers. Quick changeover techniques, the basis for "just-in-time" manufacturing, result in dramatically lower costs and vastly improved product quality. This peerless introduction includes chapter outlines, margin assists, illustrations, and helpful application questions. The late Shigeo Shi

Authors:Fletcher Birmingham, James Jelinek,
Publisher: Productivity Press
Keywords: improving, profits, smed, guide, manager, changeover, simplified, quick
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-02-03
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 1563273497
ISBN-13: 9781563273490

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 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’l

Authors:Norman Bodek, Bunji Tozawa,
Publisher: PCs Press
Keywords: kaizen, easy, quick, generator, idea
Number of Pages: 375
Published: 2001-08-05
List price: $47.52
ISBN-10: 0971243697
ISBN-13: 9780971243699

The goal of this book is to guide improvement activities throughout the organization: to use creative ideas from all employees to serve both internal and external customers, to unlock the hidden potential of every single employee, and to bring new excitement and joy into the workplace. Dana Corporation gets over 2,000,000 ideas a year from all of their employees. This book tells you how to do it. "WHAT SETS US APART? The Toyota Production System is at the heart of everything we do. Based on the concept of continuous improvement, or kaizen, every Toyota team member is empowered with the

Authors:Remy Charlip, Burton Supree,
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Keywords: quick, mother, doctor, send, sick
Number of Pages: 46
Published: 2001-03-27
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1582460434
ISBN-13: 9781582460437

An extraordinary stomachache is cured when a doctor removes a large number of strange objects from the victim’s stomach. Includes instructions for performing the story as a shadow play.

Authors:S. Culley, A. Mileham, R. McIntosh, G. Owen,
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Keywords: performance, changeover, improving
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2001-11-14
List price: $82.95
ISBN-10: 0750650877
ISBN-13: 9780750650878

’Improving Changeover Performance’ is essential reading for managers, engineers and improvement practitioners working in manufacturing industries. It will also prove invaluable to original equipment manufacturers and postgraduates and academic researchers alike.Increasing importance is being placed on responsive, flexible manufacture in multi-product industrial environments. The ability to changeover production facilities both quickly and to a high standard is a key component of just-in-time and lean manufacturing paradigms, which are increasingly being adopted as businesses stri