Due to the increasing concurrence among companies, looking for production advantages is of paramount importance, mainly if the benefits are such that they can be extended to all levels of the supply chain. The aim of this paper is to present a program for suppliers development. The program was designed by an automotive company facing the need of increasing the overall capacity of its suppliers, helping them to achieve improvements in operations and processes. The actions conducted in one of the suppliers, contemplating the single minute exchange of die, are described and discussed, as well as the obtained results.
Supplier development; single minute exchange of die; supply chain
