A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System [Hardcover]

Shigeo Shingo (Author), Andrew P. Dillon (Translator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0915299038 | ISBN-13: 978-0915299034 | Publication Date: April 1, 1985

Written by the industrial engineer who developed SMED (single-minute exchange of die) for Toyota, A Revolution in Manufacturing provides a full overview of this powerful just in time production tool. It offers the most complete and detailed instructions available anywhere for transforming a manufacturing environment in ways that will speed up production and make small lot inventories feasible. The author delves into both the theory and practice of the SMED system, explaining fundamentals as well as techniques for applying SMED. The critically acclaimed text is supported with hundreds of illustrations and photographs, as well as twelve chapter-length case studies.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Productivity Press (April 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915299038
• ISBN-13: 978-0915299034
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,747 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #35 in Books > Business & Investing > Management & Leadership > Quality Control

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A really USEFUL book..., November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System (Hardcover)

Before reading this book, i had no certain opinions about SMED system. There was a lack of knowledge and i could not apply this technique properly in the factory which I am working for. Now, i am applying SMED technique and decreasing setup times sharply even not under ten minutes. This book opens doors for its reader. Pay money and take it. !

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Set Up Time Reduction Manual, October 11, 2003

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Michael J Leahy (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System (Hardcover)

This book does an excellent job of explaining how manufacturing setup times can be drastically reduced, including many useful examples. Reducing setup times is critical in the effort to implement the extraordinarily efficient Toyota Production System.
The text is much clearer than "Kaizen For Quick Changeover" by Sekine and Arai. This book deals with setup time reductions for loosely toleranced components or assemblies, and does not deal specifically with tightly toleranced parts.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book on Set Up Time Reduction, October 21, 2005

By 

F. H. Van Saarloos (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System (Hardcover)

Very good book if your interested to reduce setup / changeover times. The book is very easy to read although in some cases it keeps repeating itself. When you think logical you could already figure out 75% on how to improve changeover before reading the book, but for the last 25% this book is an absolute must. A lot of the examples are car manufacturing related, but this I not a problem because the writer tries to give you the tools on how SMED can be reached, regardless which industry you are working in.