Process improvement: Performance analysis of the setup time reduction-SMED in the automobile industry

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 168-179

  Cakmakci, Mehmet ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Equipment design; Process capability analysis (PCA); Process capability index; Process improvement; Single minute exchange of dies (SMED)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ENGINE MANUFACTURE; DESIGN; DIES; EQUIPMENT; MANUFACTURE; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PROCESS CAPABILITY ANALYSIS (PCA); PROCESS CAPABILITY INDEX; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SINGLE MINUTE EXCHANGE OF DIES (SMED);

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 60949083486     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-008-1434-4     Document Type: Article

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