Khairol Food Industries is in the category of small still relatively unknown.

Most of the companies are generally still medium enterprise which is producing Habsah brand use the traditional method of processing due to lack of technical chili sauce, soy sauce, black soy bean, cordial drinks information, expertise and also finance (Wan Muhammad, 2008). and also vinegar. This project was focused on improving the production rate as well as reducing setup time by Implementation of SMED concepts (1 cycle of full capacity implementing SMED concept at chili sauce processing area. process approximately will produced 1200 bottle of chili sauce In manufacturing, speed in the production line is crucial to ensure efficiency. SMED increase efficiency by making sure equipments and tools are proper in place. When efficiencies occur in the work process, employees satisfaction level is increase. For example, SMED helps employees on reducing setup time. This can be done by drawing a flow diagram of each step and noting how long each step takes. There are few studies that have been done in Malaysia based on awareness of lean tools but not specifically on SMED. In this case studies, the level of awareness on SMED in Small and Medium Industries in Malaysia are identified with the motivation to provide support for awareness of SMED in SMI and ease the adoption by the manufacturing companies in SMI.

The objectives of SMED implementation are to describe the current situation and problem of productivity time faced by Khairol Food Industries Sdn. Bhd. Then, applied SMED concepts and analyze the finding and results of the effectiveness before and after implementation of SMED. The objective of investigating employee work satisfaction level is to identify employee work satisfaction level in using SMED. Secondly is to describe the organization satisfaction and working area satisfaction in using SMED. Lastly is to compare criteria above between companies applying SMED and not applying SMED technique. ambil yg aku baru taip niThe objectives of SMED awareness are to identify the current awareness level and implementation status of SMED in Small and Medium Industries. Most companies practicing SMED are companies with mass production. Not many Small Medium Industries (SMI) implement SMED. Hence, the effectiveness of SMED implementation in Small Medium Industries is still relatively unknown. Although SMED has been prove to be an effective tool to improve production performances, most research focus on customer satisfaction. As a result of SMED implementing, employee satisfaction is an area often neglected. Therefore, it is important that more study investigate and comparing employees satisfaction towards SMED implementing. The awareness of Small and Medium Industries on implementation of Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) are

After describing and evaluate current problem faced by Khairol Food Industries Sdn. Bhd., setup operation sequence and operation movement are been identified as the most problem that need to be solved. By applying the SMED concept in Small Medium Industries (Khairol Food Industries Sdn Bhd) the result of this study is proven and average of 22% time reduced. SMED is an effective method not only for mass manufacturing company but also for Small Medium Industries.

The awareness level of SMED in Small and Medium Industries are identified with 64% are aware and 36% are not aware. SMED implementation status has been proved that it is essential for a company to implement SMED to improve their efficiency level, productivity level and overall production outcomes.

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