I was recently involved in a discussion regarding the value of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Of course, I fully supported OEE and confirmed that it can bring tremendous value to any organization that is prepared to embrace it as a…
I was recently involved in a discussion regarding the value of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Of course, I fully supported OEE and confirmed that it can bring tremendous value to any organization that is prepared to embrace it as a…
Many articles written on OEE (ours being the exception), indicate or suggest that the quality factor for OEE is calculated as a simple percentage of good parts from the total of all parts produced. While this calculation may work for…
The 5 WHY technique, developed by Sakichi Toyoda, is one of the core problem solving tools used by Toyota Motor Corporation and has been adopted and embraced by numerous companies all over the globe. This technique is unconstrained, providing the…
Background Being in business for many years is, and can be, both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the company has established itself and is well rooted in its chosen industry. On the other hand, it has established and…
Is employee morale impacting your OEE? If so, how much of a concern is it? As we wrote in one of our recent posts, “Perhaps the greatest “external” influence on current manufacturing operations is the rapid collapse of the automotive industry in the midst of our…
How many times have you, or someone you know, challenged the measurement process or method used to collect the data because the numbers just “don’t make sense” or “can’t be right”? It is imperative to have integrity in the data…
We have explored Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) from several perspectives and how it can be used as an effective performance metric. The purpose of measuring and monitoring OEE, at a minimum, should be three fold: To ensure the current performance levels are sustained,…