Publicado en 3C Tecnología – Nº5
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Resumen
Los mercados han evolucionado para exigir a las empresas productoras más variedad de producto, pedidos de menor tamaño, plazos de entrega reducidos y costes de producción altamente competitivos.La técnica SMED, diseñada por Shigeo Shingo en los años 50, se ofrece como alternativa para abordar este reto de la producción contemporánea.
Abstract
Markets have evolved to require companies producing more product variety, smaller orders, reduced lead times and highly competitive production costs. SMED technique, designed by Shigeo Shingo in the 50s, is offered as an alternative to address this challenge of contemporary production. This technique provides a series of steps, in which carefully study the operations that take place during the batch process of change, making possible a radical reduction of preparation time. The result of the application of SMED is a flexible plant, able to meet the demand from current customers.