Long changeover times reduce equipment utilization and delay production. Learn how manufacturers can apply SMED, standardized work, and lean principles to shorten setup time, increase capacity, and improve on-time delivery.

Quick Die Change (SMED), or 10-minute die change, is a set of useful techniques for dealing with multiple batches of small quantities and improving the rapid response capability of the production system and is a type of lean production method. The point is to convert internal jobs to external job conversions as much as possible.