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Examples of companies that have used SMED
One example of a company that succeeded with this system was Toyota, achieving a significant time reduction. Toyota used to take more than four hours to change models on an 800-ton stamping press, when its equivalent at Volkswagen required only two hours.
Mention another company that has been successful with this system (SMED).
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