A Revolution in Manufacturing
The SMED System
Andrew P. Dillon and Shigeo Shingo
ISBN: 978-0-915299-03-4, 1985, 384 pp.
"One of the most thought provoking manufacturing books anyone can read."
-Ken Stork, Past President, AME Target
"Because of Dr. Shingo's direction, we have been able to reduce changeover time
from 4 to 5 hours to an average of 2.5 to 4 minutes."
- Gifford M. Brown, Plant Manager, Cleveland Engine Plants, Ford Motor Company
From the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die)
for Toyota, this volume 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 production and make small
lot inventories feasible.
