What is Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)?

A process for changing production equipment over from one part to another in the shortest possible time.

Lean concept

#Operations management
#Productivity
#Operational excellence
#Quick changeover
#Standardized work
#Kaizen

Meaning and application in management

A process for changing production equipment over from one part to another in the shortest possible time. SMED refers to the goal of reducing changeover times to a single digit, or less than 10 minutes. See : Changeovers, Setup Reduction, Shingo.

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