ABSTRACT

Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, A Revolution in Manufacturing provides a full overview of this powerful just in time production tool. It offers the most complete and detailed instructions available anywhere for transforming a manufacturing environment in ways that will speed up produ

part 1|124 pages

Theory and Practice of the SMED System

chapter 1|6 pages

The Structure of Production

chapter 2|9 pages

Setup Operations in the Past

chapter 3|12 pages

Fundamentals of SMED

chapter 4|20 pages

Techniques for Applying SMED

chapter 5|40 pages

Applying SMED to Internal Operations

chapter 6|19 pages

Basic Examples of SMED

chapter 7|14 pages

Effects of SMED

part 2|214 pages

The SMED System—Case Studies

chapter 8|22 pages

Implementing SMED

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Washing Machine Division (Mikuni Plant)

chapter 9|20 pages

Setup Improvements Based on the Toyota Production System

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

chapter 10|18 pages

A Quick-Setting (“Q-S”) Campaign

Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Oi Plant)

chapter 11|14 pages

Using SMED on a Farm Machinery Processing Line

Kubota, Ltd. (Sakai Plant)

chapter 12|10 pages

Setup Improvements Based on Shop Circle Activities

Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.

chapter 13|31 pages

Comprehensive Development of the SMED Concept to Include Affiliated Plants

Arakawa Auto Body Industries K.K.

chapter 14|16 pages

SMED Developments in Producing Slide Bearings

T. H. Kogyo K.K.

chapter 15|7 pages

Examples and Effects of the SMED System

Glory Industries K.K.

chapter 16|16 pages

Achievement of SMED Through Company-Wide Activities

Kyoei Kogyo K.K.

chapter 17|11 pages

SMED in Tire Manufacturing Processes

Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd.

chapter 18|15 pages

Using SMED for Aluminum Die-Casting Dies

Tsuta Machine and Metals Co., Ltd.

chapter |8 pages

Postscript