SMED METHOD ANALYSIS AS A FACTOR SUPPORTING ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT

Methods of supporting production processes have the significant effect to the improvement in the effectiveness of company management systems, which in more and more competitive and globalized environment is aspiring to the excellence of functioning, of guaranteeing the appropriate quality and the cost cutting and the lead time. SMED method, of which with primary task there is a minimization of times of rearming production machines, it is possible to find application also in other environment which undoubtedly beneficial to the development of the company through significant improvement in performance management systems. This paper presents a method SMED as a tool, which application allows improving logistics process by shortening the time affecting the cost reduction and integrated management of both the Warehouse as well as the entire company.