Quick Changeover Simplified
The Manager's Guide to Improving Profits with SMED
Fletcher Birmingham
Summit Business Consulting, Hudson, Ohio, USA
James Jelinek
Moog Flo-Tork, Orriville, Ohio, USA
ISBN: 978-1-56327-349-0, February 2007, 128 pp., Soft Cover
"The SMED program has helped us realize greater manufacturing flexibility in the
molding area and all the associated benefits: lower inventory, shorter lead times
and responsiveness to our internal and external customers."
- Linas Biliunas, Director, Manufacturing Operations, Kinetico Inc.
Concise and readily accessible, this critically acclaimed guide is written for companies
that need to implement a quick setup and changeover program, but aren't sure where to start. The
authors walk busy readers through basic concepts and the process of implementing a mini setup reduction
program. They provide quick changeover tools selected for their ease of implementation. All the examples,
including ROI statistics, come from real companies that have successfully implemented the strategies and tools discussed.
