Improving Changeover Performance
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
Published on 1. October 2000
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-340-74046-0 (ISBN)
Description
Modern industry follows the Single Minute Exchange of Die system - a method for rapid changeover by concentrating on systems and organization on the shop floor. This text considers the role of the design of the production plant, the tools and the machine in the improvement of changeover times.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
35 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-340-74046-0 (9780340740460)
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Persons
Author
all of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
Content
Manufacturing flexibility; overall methodology for changeover improvement; benefits analysis; the organisation-design spectrum; implementation level issues; auditing changeover activity and determining improvement opportunities; organisational improvements; design improvements; case studies.