Analysis of setup time reductions at NADEP, North Island, utilizing the SMED approach (Single-Minute-Exchange-of-Die)
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Authors
Combs, Michael L.
Subjects
SMED
production management
setup time
NADEP
production management
setup time
NADEP
Advisors
Trietsch, Dan
Date of Issue
1990-06
Date
June 1990
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This thesis is an analysis of setup time considerations currently employed by the Power Plant Facility at the Naval Aviation Depot, North Island. The system is analyzed within a production context, citing present procedures that adversely affect lead time. To reduce lead time variability, reduction of setup time is targeted. This thesis examines the potential benefits available to the Power Plant Facility by applying Single-Minute-Exchange-of-Die (SMED) to reduce setup times. SMED's conceptual stages are first examined and then related to the Power Plant Facility to illustrate the applicability of SMED to a repairrebuild environment. Recommendations are made to reduce setup times in two work centers.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
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Format
vii, 97 p. ill.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.