Business Excellence Consortium

Setup Reduction

Uncovering the Hidden Factory

The half-day module on Setup Reduction addresses the need for faster setup times in the manufacturing process. Reducing setup times increases production capacity and improves customer satisfaction without adding resources and increasing costs. Through Setup Reduction you will discover untapped capacity, or the hidden factory.

Prerequisite: Lean Overview

Topics include:

• How setup reduction decreases inventory and increases quality
• Definitions of setup time as well as internal and external elements of setup time
• The Eight Steps to Deploy setup reduction
• Continuous improvement of the setup process

Upon completion, you will be able to:

• Define the setup reduction process
• Identify opportunity areas for setup reduction
• Learn how 5S/Visual Management positively impacts setup reduction