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SMED CASE STUDY

In our daily life we do a variety of daily


chores/activities. Some activities take huge
time for completion and some take very less.
SMED is a universal tool that can be applied
anywhere from the shop floor of
manufacturing plants to your kitchen’s
cooking top!
SMED CASE STUDY

Activity 1- Changing a LED Bulb/Tube Light at your home 

Exchanging the bulb or tube always


tedious job Because of height.
Therefore we have to prepare to put
ladder or stepup device Apply SMED
for full process
SMED CASE STUDY
Activity 2- Quick Changeover Coffee 
Most companies and offices have coffee machines. It is usually the
responsibility of the office to service and maintain the machine.
This cleaning /refilling / maintaining is an exercise . Analyze the
process to refill water, coffee powder or beans, and milk. Look for
internal and external processes, separate them, improve them
SMED CASE STUDY
Activity 3- Setting up the Mobile charging  
Most of the time while using charger we always keep mobile loose
handedly which many time cause either damage of pin or
mishandling of mobile suggest and complete SMED for above
SMED CASE STUDY
Activity 4- Covering up the four wheeler
Most of the time while covering the four wheeler, many actions to be
required e.g. collecting cover, unfolding the cover, maintain the
direction to cover the car etc. Suggest and do SMED to foolproof
and fast covering of car

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