**3. SMED terms and its elements**

Following are the most commonly terms associated with the SMED nomenclature. Basic elements of the entire SMED system have also been shown in **Figures 1**, **2** and **3**:

• Changeover: The process of switching from the production of one particular product or model to another on a machine.

**Figure 1.** *Different waste in setup Operations.*

*Single Minute Exchange of Dies: Classical Tool of Lean Manufacturing DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96665*

**Figure 2.** *Basic SMED elements (1).*

**Figure 3.** *Basic SMED elements (2).*

