%0 Journal Article %T Improvement of Setup Time and Production Output with the use of Single Minute Exchange of Die Principles (SMED) %A Adanna I. W %A Prof. A. Shantharam %J International Journal of Engineering Research %V 2 %N 4 %P 274-277 %D 2014 %I IJER %X Single Minute Exchange of Dies is a tool to enhance the Overall Equipment Effectiveness as it increases the equipment availability. The automobile industry is an essential part of the economy where these are of vital importance, hence, the need to carry out this study in an automobile equipment manufacturing organization %K SMED %K External Activities %K Setup of a Centerless grinder %U http://www.ijer.in/ijer/publication/v2s4/IJER_2013_402.pdf