Follow these steps to successfully complete a quick-die-change return-on-investment analysis "pretty darn quickly" - your competitive future might depend on it. Industry sources I spoke with regarding how to successfully develop a quick-die-change (QDC) strategy-one that management will buy into and your financial folks will approve - agree: Include your accounting department in your production-flow and die-change procedure overview right from the start. This will ensure that any funds needed to implement your plan, included those for purchasing new equipment such as clamps and die carts, get approved in a timely manner and allow your QDC production team to implement your great ideas related to QDC. And, including financial folks on the planning team will ensure timely definition of an acceptable justification formula at the beginning of the project, eliminating any back and forth proposal iterations that will undoubtedly delay the process.
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