Enhancing SMED: Changeover Out of Machine Evaluation Technique to implement the duplication strategy

摘要: AbstractThe present paper introduces an integrated approach to support the process engineers during implementation of conventional Single Minute Exchange Dies. In particular, proposed grounds on new concept ‘duplication strategy’, and takes advantage tool here presented. It follows a top-down functional decomposition machines, which helps practitioners identifying all those items impacting changeover process, propose appropriate intervention strategies. aims at verifying possibility replicating entire parts fixtures and/or equipment, in order externalise as many tasks possible, yet carefully evaluating cost-benefit ratio any operational issue intervention. To show this novel approach, actual is hereby fully described. Finally, results study are commented proposals for future possible developments suggested.