In spite of applying modern management techniques, setup time still plays an important part in the production cycle time According to requirements of the market a great number of small companies are forced to offer a wide variety of products and to frequently respond to the market with customized solutions. In the examined companies, the relationship between changeover time and processing time was significant. The problem is not single change over time, but is in the quantity of changeovers required. The above research inspired the author to prepare an algorithm of setup time reduction by identifying and improving efficiency of...