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Quick changeover setup reduction (SMED) allows a company to more readily respond to changes in customer demand. What does SMED enable a manufacturing company to do?
  1. Quickly convert a machine or process to produce a different product type.
  2. More efficiently produce a standardized product.
  3. Change out conveyer belt systems increasing overall capacity.
  4. Reduce production costs, enabling the company to produce a greater variety of products for the customer.
Explanation
Answer: A - SMED enables a manufacturing company to quickly convert a machine or process to produce a different product type, thereby responding to changes in customer demand. This reduces time consuming equipment changeover and set up time associated with batching and queue processes.
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