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SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die) is an approach developed in Japan and widely used, particularly in the manufacturing sector, to achieve rapid and efficient model changeover processes. SMED is a method designed to minimize the time required for changing models on machinery and equipment. Ideally, this method aims to reduce changeover time to less than ten minutes, hence its name: “changeover in single minutes.” History and Development The foundations of SMED were laid in the late 1950s withi