Interrelations among SMED Stages: A Causal Model

Table 6

Hypotheses validation.

Hypotheses	Independent variable	Dependent variable	β	P value	Conclusion
	Identification stage	Separation stage	0.665		Accept
	Identification stage	Transformation stage	0.302		Accept
	Separation stage	Transformation stage	0.382		Accept
	Identification stage	Improvement stage	0.196		Accept
	Separation stage	Improvement stage	0.263		Accept
	Transformation stage	Improvement stage	0.249		Accept