Implementation of SMED method in wood processing

Abstract

The solution of problems in production is mainly tackled by the management based on the hardware component, i.e. by the introduction of work centres of recent generation. In this way, it ensures the continuity of quality reduced consumption of energy, humanization of work, etc. However, the interaction between technical-technological and organizational-economic aspects of production is neglected. This means that the new-generation equipment requires a modern approach to planning, organization, and management of production, as well as to economy of production. Consequently it is very important to ensure the implementation of modern organizational methods in wood processing. This paper deals with the problem of implementation of SMED method (SMED - Single Digit Minute Exchange of Die) in the aim of rationalization of set-up-end-up operations. It is known that in the conditions of discontinuous production, set-up-end-up time is a significant limiting factor in the increase of flexibility of production systems.

Keywords

• set-up-end-up operations
• SMED method
• flexibility