A critical evaluation of Shingo's 'SMED' (Single Minute Exchange of Die) methodology

摘要

Shigeo Shingo's 'SMED' methodology has been at the forefront of retrospective changeover improvement activity since the mid-1980s. The 'SMED' method- ology, which emphasizes that improvement should be sought primarily by rear- ranging changeover elements into external time, has been widely acclaimed and has been widely assimilated into academic texts and industrial training material.