29-08-2014, 10:42 AM
The project assigned me to reduce the set up time by Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED). SMED is a simple but powerful lean technique for reducing the waste in manufacturing process. It is a systematic approach that enables organization to dramatically reduce the set up time or changeover time.
I have undergone my six month industrial training at FEDERAL MOGUL GOETZE INDIA LTD. This report is based on the knowledge, which I acquired during my training period at the plant
The project assigned me to reduce the set up time by Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED). SMED is a simple but powerful lean technique for reducing the waste in manufacturing process. It is a systematic approach that enables organization to dramatically reduce the set up time or changeover time.
The development of this project enabled a thorough setup diagnosis within Federal Mogul Goetze India Ltd., which underpinned the identification of critical points and their solutions. In this project the importance of setup time reduction was presented using SMED methodologies. After implementing the SMED methodology, it is possible to defend that simple process-based innovations, as the separation of internal from external operations and the conversion of internal to external operations, are among the key drivers to productivity improvement. The main purpose of the case study was to decrease the setup times of the six machines of PMS –EXPORTS in Federal Mogul Goetze India Ltd.The reduction of the setup times allowed to reduce the Setup time by 2.30 - 3 hours
Clearly, in times of relentless competitiveness innovation can be an extremely useful tool towards managerial success An important aspect that was not explicitly addressed was organizational innovation, which was always embedded in the process innovation. Thus, future work needs to highlight the flexibility of the SMED teams, the need to use a knowledge-based approach to properly disseminate the SMED methodology within the company, the consequences of SMED in the design of new machinery and the inventory reduction of the firm.