SMED Steps & Exercise in Manufacturing

Like many strategies that focus on process improvement, SMED began in Japan in the 1950s when a Toyota consultant noticed an inefficient process involving the body moulding process. Much of the waste came from the time it took to switch to new tools used on the equipment that was needed for the different phases of the body moulding process.

Download our free SMED posters and use them on the factory floor noticeboards to help ensure that your team is aware of how to run a SMED exercise.