SMED Method Course: Reduce Setup Time

Practical course on optimizing production changes and increasing efficiency

The SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) course allows participants to learn about and put into practice a cornerstone tool of the Lean methodology, thanks to which it is possible to reduce the set-up time of a machine, eliminating tooling downtime and identifying reference operating standards. Through hands-on sessions on a real production machine, participants will learn a method for standardizing activities, with systematic attack on production anomalies.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, participants will acquire method and tools for:

reduce changeover time
Identify activities that can be eliminated or need to be optimized
Create operational standards based on Visual Management and make them sustainable over time through operational procedures and tools
plan and implement improvement plans

PROGRAM

Machine training and preparation.
OEE and set-up time
SMED - methodological principles and tools
OED vs. IED

Learning-by-Doing session: separate production change sessions will be conducted on a real machine with collection of anomalies that will gradually be reduced/eliminated.

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Duration

8 hours in-person, at the Lean Factory School®. It is planned to alternate between content presentation, business case discussion, group exercises and simulations.

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The course is intended for Production Managers, Production Managers, Continuous Improvement Managers, Lean Specialists, Department Managers, Foremen, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Quality Managers, Process Technicians.

€ 600 (+ VAT) per participant

3rd Ed. 2025 | SMED Method.

Start: Novembre 10, 2025

Location: Lean Factory School® via della Solidarietà, 1 - 40056 Crespellano (Bologna)

Intercompany open session Open Positions

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