A powerful example of setup time reduction is the process of changing tires. When we get a flat tire, we must change it, taking 10 minutes or more. In a car race, however, all four tires are changed in a matter of seconds (Indy 500, Daytona, etc.). Clearly, with enough investment and ingenuity, most setup times can be reduced.

Identify some of the changes implemented in the car racing world to enable such a fast setup time and note how some of these ideas can be applied to many different setup tasks in other companies.