The effect of SMED on benefits gained in maquiladora industry

  1. Díaz-Reza, J.R. 2
  2. García-Alcaraz, J.L. 2
  3. Martínez-Loya, V. 2
  4. Blanco-Fernández, J. 1
  5. Jiménez-Macías, E. 1
  6. Avelar-Sosa, L. 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
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    Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

    Ciudad Juárez, México

    ROR https://ror.org/05fj8cf83

Zeitschrift:
Sustainability

ISSN: 2071-1050

Datum der Publikation: 2016

Ausgabe: 8

Nummer: 12

Seiten: 1237

Art: Artikel

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DOI: 10.3390/SU8121237 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85007409700 WoS: WOS:000389317100028 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Zusammenfassung

Nowadays, Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) has achieved great industrial popularity. However, it remains unclear to what extent and how SMED implementation at its different stages benefits industries. To address this gap, this research proposes a structural equation model to quantitatively measure SMED effects. The model has six hypotheses that link SMED stages and benefits. To statistically validate such hypotheses, a questionnaire was administered to 373 Mexican maquiladoras located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Results show that before starting SMED implementation process, companies must be appropriately familiarized with their production process. Mainly, manufacturing companies in Ciudad Juárez need to focus their efforts on the SMED planning stage (Step 1) in order to identify important internal production activities and turn them into external activities. In fact, SMED planning stage has direct and indirect effects on subsequent stages and SMED benefits. © 2016 by the author.