“Assess and Analyze” explores tools for identifying and eliminating waste in processes. It covers mapping product flow, documenting operator work, and implementing SMED, with a focus on Lean and change management.
This book improves on Shingo’s SMED method, targeting faster changeovers with fewer workers. It provides an 8-step plan to minimize setup time in any production environment, focusing on optimizing lines and eliminating waste through low-cost kaizen. It also explores streamlining processes to reduce movement and searching.
“SMED for Operators” teaches how to perform equipment or product changeovers in under 10 minutes using the Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) method. It is designed for frontline production and assembly associates.