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WorksheetsQuiz SMED
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does “SMED” mean?
Streamlined Manufacturing Equipment Design
Strategic Minimization of Equipment Downtime
Standardized Method for Efficient Dismantling
Single-Minute Exchange of Die
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of SMED?
Lower manufacturing cost
Lower inventory levels
Smaller batch sizes
Larger batch sizes
SMED aims to convert as many changeover steps as possible into external elements.
False
True
Who developed SMED?
Taiichi Ohno
Genichi Taguchi
Kaoru Ishikawa
Shigeo Shingo
What is the main objective of SMED?
Increase production time
Reduce labor cost
Improve product quality
Reduce setup time
Why is SMED considered a Lean tool?
It is based on big data
It increases planned waste
It completely replaces production planning
It reduces non-productive time and supports continuous flow
What is “setup”?
The set of steps used to inspect product quality after production.
The corrective maintenance process performed when a machine fails unexpectedly.
The method used to train operators on new work instructions.
The time and activities required to prepare a machine, equipment, or process to start a new operation.
Single-Minute means that all changeovers and startups should take less than...
None
1 minute
5 minutes
10 minutes
Production Engineering – Production Management (COMVEST/UFAM, 2023)
Regarding Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), select the CORRECT alternative:
A process that improves equipment performance based on functional analysis.
A tool in which lessons learned from each project are recorded and used as a basis for future improvement actions.
A set of improvement actions aimed at systematically reducing changeover and adjustment times, in order to maximize resource utilization and increase process flexibility.
An analytical and deductive technique in which the top-level event (TLE) is specified and analyzed considering all failure-related events in the system.
A tool designed to visualize the flow of a product or service throughout the entire value chain, helping management, engineering, and operations identify waste and its causes.
Is SMED one of the lean tools?
False
True
