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Definition
Period required to prepare a device, machine, process, or system for it to be ready to function or accept a job. It is a subset of cycle time.
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setup time is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
setup time appears in the definitions of the following terms: manufacturing lead time, just in time (JIT) inventory and capacity requirements planning (CRP)
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