Chapter 4BASICS Assess: Setup Reduction (SMED) Analysis
The quickest way to change a tool is not to change it at all!
Shigeo Shingo1
The concept of setup reduction goes back to at least 1911, when Frank Gilbreth provided an example of setup reduction: “Two horse carts with horses changed from the empty to the full carts will require fewer and cheaper motions than any other methods of transportation”2 (see Figure 4.1) This method is used today with tractor trailers. The focus of this chapter is on reducing setup times which is our third analysis tool in the BASICS® Model (see Figure 4.2).
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