Production-economic aspects on set-up efficiency

Abstract

In recent years, the reduction of set-up times has been given increasing attention as a fundamental prerequisite for efficient and flexible production. In this paper, some theoretical and practical production-economic aspects on set-up efficiency are presented. The relationship between set-up efficiency and lot sizing is investigated for different planning situations and production systems. Furthermore, practical aspects on these relationships are discussed based on set-up efficiency practice in six Japanese companies, as well as on case studies from two Swedish manufacturing firms.