_____ refers to rapid changeover of tooling and fixtures in machine shops so that multiple products in smaller batches can be run on the same equipment.
A) Pull production
B) Total productive maintenance
C) Single minute exchange of dies
D) Shitsuke

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Single minute exchange of dies (SMED) is the concept of reducing the time required to set up a machine in order to change it over from producing one product to another. This allows for smaller batches to be run on the same equipment. The goal of SMED is to reduce setup time to a single digit of minutes (hence the name "single minute").

_____ Refers to Rapid Changeover of Tooling and Fixtures in Machine