Apply a single minute exchange of dies (SMED) system in food and drink operations

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This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed to apply a single minute exchange of dies (SMED) system as part of your organisation's drive to increase the effectiveness and productivity of food and drink operations. This is important in the achievement of excellence and the success of manufacture, processing and supply across the food and drink supply chain. SMED is critical to the improvement and efficiency of product changeovers in food and drink operations.

You will need to apply and understand SMED practices, its analysis phases and techniques. You also need to show and know how to use the basic steps to improve changeover efficiency using SMED. You will need to understand how to take into account parallel operations and the benefits of the SMED approach to changeover operations.

This standard is for you if your role requires you to apply a SMED system and approach in food and drink operations including, manufacturing, processing, packaging or supply chain activities. You may have responsibilities for aspects of organisational improvement in a team leadership or management role.

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1. who developed the SMED approach and method
2. what the SMED approach aims to achieve in product changeovers
3. the SMED objective
4. the integral relationship of SMED with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) as one of the six major losses
5. the 4 analysis phases of SMED
6. how the health, safety and hygiene requirements of a work area can influence the process of SMED
7. the eight techniques that should be considered in implementing SMED
8. the difference between external set up and internal set up operations
9. why it is preferable to convert internal set up to external set up operations where possible
10. the four conceptual stages which SMED improvement should pass through
11. the seven basic steps to reducing changeover using the SMED system
12. the key elements within a changeover operation which would be essential to observe in a SMED analysis
13. why it is important to record all necessary data during a SMED analysis
14. why it is necessary to take into account parallel operations in carrying out SMED improvements
15. what the economic batch quantity ratio is and how this impacts on SMED activity and changeover efficiencies
16. why it is important to be clear about the levels of authority of personnel linked to SMED improvements
17. what the potential benefits are of using the SMED approach to changeover improvements
18. what value added to normal line running operations can be gained from SMED activities