Operational Excellence

Changeover time is one of the fastest ways to recover capacity without buying equipment. Yet many SMED efforts fail because they become overly complex. This post shows a simple, 60-minute assessment you can run to identify immediate changeover wins. Understanding SMED What is SMED? SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Dies) is a method to reduce changeover time by separating tasks into: Internal work: must happen while equipment is stopped External work: can happen while equipme