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How a German Factory Cut Setup Time by 94 Percent
Lucas and Luna dive into the story of a midsize German precision-parts manufacturer that slashed its machine setup time from 90 minutes to under six minutes using a lean methodology called Single-Minute Exchange of Die. They trace how the company applied a system originally pioneered at Toyota to a production line making brake components for European automakers. The episode covers the specific steps the factory took, the cultural resistance it faced from veteran machinists, and the surprising downstream effects: smaller batch sizes, fewer defects, and a 28 percent increase in on-time delivery…
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