The goal of setup reduction is to reduce and eventually eliminate setups and changeovers as a consideration in production scheduling planning, make processes highly flexible. QCO can be done anytime and is a powerful key element to make Lean work. The workshop will present the steps to achieve this goal. A shopfloor workbook is included.

BENEFITS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

• Customer Satisfaction
• Waste Elimination
• Value Added Time
• Product and Process Quality
• Cycle and Lead Time
• Productivity and Market Share

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Evaluate the support and resources to begin
• Form a setup team or work group
• Establish a baseline
• Separate external/internal time
• Reduce set-ups to 10 minutes or less

TRAINING DESCRIPTION AND MATERIALS

This instructor led course with reference text, focuses in part on the study and application of Setup Reduction/Quick ChangeOver Systems and in particular its application to a Lean enterprise.  The reference text is from Productivity Press Lean Shop Floor series workbooks.

HOURS

Your Setup Reduction/Quick Change-Over course is a 6-hour training activity, scheduled at your convenience for up to a maximum of 20 participants. 0.6 IACET approved CEU’s will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.   Pricing includes training administration, instruction, textbook & course materials, and an activity evaluation at the conclusion of training.

Course Offered Open Enrollment: Yes

Online Delivery Available: No

Certification Option: Yes