SMED Experts Concentration

SMED stands for ‘single minute exchange of dies’ and was developed in the automotive industry. All types of businesses use this tool regardless if tooling is involved (e.g. hospitals turning around an operating room, etc.)

Prerequisites

  • Video camera experience
  • Swim lane mapping, and other Lean tool experience
  • Equipment operation knowledge

End results

  • Reduce make-ready times on equipment
  • Perform SMED analysis
  • Experts on their asset
Training Agenda

SMED Experts

Concentration
2 weeks
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SMED

Course
Week 1
  • What is SMED - single minute exchange of dies; however, this applies to anything (e.g. - operating room, etc.)
  • Internal vs. External configuration
  • Standard Work
  • Mapping
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Use of Morae software
  • SMED basics
  • WORMPIIT wastes
  • SIPOC
  • SMED video analysis exercises
  • Videotape basics + expert advice
  • Learning Simulation: PotatoHeadSIM
  • Learning Simulation: TruckSIM
3 day

3P

Course
Week 2
  • Identify the task
  • Identify key words
  • Find examples
  • Sketch ideas
  • Rank & prioritize
  • Trystorm: build models!
  • How to scale the model
  • Constructs to use for modeling
  • Facilitation advice
3 day

Define your Problem Statement.

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