Single Minute Exchange of Die: A Case Study Implementation

The Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), a process-based innovation originally published in the mid 1980s, involves the separation and conversion of internal setup operations into external ones. Although very important in increasing productivity SMED experiences are not very widespread in Ibero-Ame...

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Autores principales: Carrizo Moreira,António, Campos Silva Pais,Gil
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Publicado: Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2011
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-272420110001000112011-04-20Single Minute Exchange of Die: A Case Study ImplementationCarrizo Moreira,AntónioCampos Silva Pais,Gil SMED methodology changeover setup process innovation The Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), a process-based innovation originally published in the mid 1980s, involves the separation and conversion of internal setup operations into external ones. Although very important in increasing productivity SMED experiences are not very widespread in Ibero-America. Accordingly, this article has as its main objective to contribute to the literature addressing this less studied topic: SMED. A case study was put forward emphasizing a process-based view. The main finding is that by implementing SMED techniques the firm managed to eliminate wastefulness and non-added value activities worth around 360 000€, which is about 2% of the firm's sales volume.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y NegociosJournal of technology management & innovation v.6 n.1 20112011-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-27242011000100011en10.4067/S0718-27242011000100011
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Carrizo Moreira,António
Campos Silva Pais,Gil
Single Minute Exchange of Die: A Case Study Implementation
description The Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), a process-based innovation originally published in the mid 1980s, involves the separation and conversion of internal setup operations into external ones. Although very important in increasing productivity SMED experiences are not very widespread in Ibero-America. Accordingly, this article has as its main objective to contribute to the literature addressing this less studied topic: SMED. A case study was put forward emphasizing a process-based view. The main finding is that by implementing SMED techniques the firm managed to eliminate wastefulness and non-added value activities worth around 360 000€, which is about 2% of the firm's sales volume.
author Carrizo Moreira,António
Campos Silva Pais,Gil
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title Single Minute Exchange of Die: A Case Study Implementation
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