Quick Changeover, also known as SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Dies), is a powerful method for reducing downtime during product or process changeovers. This course explains how to separate internal and external steps, streamline tool changes, and improve flexibility in both manufacturing and administrative environments.

By mastering Quick Changeover techniques, teams can improve responsiveness, reduce inventory, and shift toward more agile, pull-based systems.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the purpose and benefits of Quick Changeover
• Differentiate between internal and external steps
• Reduce changeover time using SMED principles
• Apply Quick Changeover to various process types
• Improve flexibility and reduce batch sizes

Introduction – Why Changeovers Matter

• Welcome, Learning Objectives, and Course Overview
• Cost of Downtime and Delayed Setups
• Overview of SMED and its Origins
• Knowledge Check

Module 1 – Fundamentals of SMED

• L1 – Internal vs. External Work
• L2 – Staging and Pre-Setup Activities
• L3 – Tooling, Fasteners, and Standardization
• Knowledge Check
• Applied Learning Activity

Module 2 – Reducing and Eliminating Steps

• L1 – Parallel Work and Quick Release
• L2 – Eliminate Adjustments and Trials
• L3 – Error Proofing the Setup
• Knowledge Check
• Applied Learning Activity

Module 3 – Broader Applications of Quick Changeover

• L1 – Administrative and Service Setups
• L2 – Linking to Flow and Pull Systems
• L3 – Measuring and Sustaining Progress
• Knowledge Check
• Applied Learning Activity

Conclusion – Putting It All Together

• Agility through Quick Changeover
• Quick Changeover as a CI Driver
• Final Reflections

Downloads

• Course Guide [PDF]
• Applied Learning Activities [PDF]

Online Course Format:

• A printable PDF Course Guide is provided.
• Course content is broken up into a series of modules.
• Each module consists of "bite sized" instructor-led lessons.
• Each module has a Knowledge Check.
• Each module has an Applied Learning Activity.
• Each course has a dashboard % completion that tracks progress

Webinars and email:

• Multiple monthly webinars addressing student questions.
• Support available through instructor email.

• The course certificate is earned through completion of all instructional Modules, Knowledge Checks, and Applied Learning Activities.
• Applied Learning Activities must be completed with supervisor/mentor comments and signature.
• Upon course content completion and approval of Applied Learning Activities, an electronic certificate is issued.
• Professionally printed and framed certificates available.