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A revolution in manufacturing : the SMED system /

Shingō, Shigeo, 1909-

A revolution in manufacturing : the SMED system / Shigeo Shingo. - Cambridge, MA : Productivity Press, 1985. - xxii, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.

Includes index.

The structure of production -- Setup operations in the past -- Fundamentals of SMED -- Techniques for applying SMED -- Applying SMED to internal operations -- Basic examples of SMED -- Effects of SMED -- Implementing SMED "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Washing Machine Division (Mikuni Plant)" -- Setup improvements based on the Toyota production system "Toyota Gosei Co., Ltd." -- A quick-setting ("Q-S") campaign "Nippon Kogaku K.K. (Oi Plant)" -- Using SMED on a farm machinery processing line "Kubota, Ltd. (Sakai Plant)" -- Setup improvements based on shop circle activities "Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd." -- Comprehensive development of the SMED Concept to include affiliated plants "Arakawa Auto Body Industries K.K." -- SMED developments in producing slide bearings "T.H. Kogyo K.K." -- Examples and effects of the SMED system "Glory Industries K.K." -- Achievement of SMED through company-wide activities "Kyoei Kogyo K.K." -- SMED in tire manufacturing processes "Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd." -- Using SMED for aluminum die-casting dies "Tsuta Machine and Metals Co., Ltd." -- The Shingo one-touch die exchange system: the boltless method.


Translation of: Shinguru dandori e no gententeki shiko.

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Production management
Dies (Metal-working)
Assembly-line methods.
Manufacturing processes
Production management--Japan.

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