Global Certificate in SMED Implementation Essentials

Here are the essential units for a Global Certificate in SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) Implementation Essentials:

• Understanding SMED and its Benefits: This unit will cover the basics of SMED, its history, and its benefits, including reduced downtime, increased productivity, and cost savings.

• Identifying and Separating Internal and External Setup Activities: In this unit, learners will learn how to distinguish between internal and external setup activities and how to convert internal activities into external ones.

• Reducing External Setup Time: This unit will cover techniques for reducing external setup time, such as pre-positioning, pre-heating, and leveling.

• Reducing Internal Setup Time: In this unit, learners will learn how to reduce internal setup time through techniques such as quick-change devices, parallel operations, and standardization.

• Implementing SMED: This unit will cover the implementation of SMED, including planning, training, and communication, as well as how to measure and monitor progress.

• Continuous Improvement of SMED: In this unit, learners will learn how to sustain and continuously improve SMED through regular reviews, kaizen events, and other continuous improvement techniques.

• SMED Case Studies: This unit will cover real-world examples of successful SMED implementations, including the challenges faced, the solutions implemented, and the results achieved.

• SMED Tools and Techniques: In this unit, learners will learn about various SMED tools and techniques, such as the SMED analysis sheet, spaghetti diagrams, and video analysis.

• SMED and Lean Manufacturing: This unit will cover how SMED fits into the larger context of lean manufacturing, including how it can be integrated with other lean tools and techniques.