Description
Quick Changeover is a five-step process aimed at reducing the changeover time in any process that requires the flexibility to adapt to changing customer demands. You will learn the impact that lengthy changeovers have on cash flow and meeting customer demand. You will understand the application of changeover reduction in both office and production environments. Upon conclusion of the program you will learn some of the cultural changes needed for success in your organization.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training course, participants will:
- Understand the impact that lengthy changeovers have on cash flow and meeting customer demand
- Understand the application of changeover reduction in both the office and production
- Understand the methodologies and techniques that can be used to reduce changeover time
- Begin to understand some of the cultural changes needed for success
Topics Covered
- What is Quick Changeover?
- Why do Quick Changeover?
- Assembling the Quick Changeover team
- Documenting the current reality
- The role of 5S+
- Separating internal and external activities
- Convert internal activities to external
- Streamlining internal activities
- Streamlining external activities
- Documenting the new changeover process with Standardized Work
- Monitoring the new changeover process
- Practicing the new changeover process
- A hands-on simulation will guide you through the five step process utilizing forms and templates
Who Should Attend
Key candidates for this training are:
- Quality technicians, supervisors and managers
- Plant managers
- Directors and managers of engineering
- Vice presidents or managers of customer service
- Operations managers
- Vice presidents of manufacturing
- Directors and managers of patient services
- Patient quality managers
- CFOs
- Presidents
- CEOs
Organizations in sectors and industries will reap significant benefits from employees attending this program.
Prerequisites
None