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Lean Production & Site Management · Equipment & Efficiency · OEE & Six Big Losses

OEE Reports Look Great, but the Shop Floor is Always Putting Out Fires? —— Five Sources of OEE Data Inaccuracy and a Four-Step Governance Method

In a plastic injection molding factory, the OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness in the quality monthly report has been 8…

Lean Production & Site Management · Equipment & Efficiency · OEE & Six Big Losses

OEE Stuck at 60%? —— Six Losses Elimination in Five Steps

Many companies can calculate their OEE and break down the losses, but after half a year, the numbers remain unchanged. T…

Lean Production & Site Management · Equipment & Efficiency · OEE & Six Big Losses

Equipment Management Series Issue 3: OEE and the Six Losses — Measuring Whether Equipment is Truly Profitable

Abstract : Autonomous maintenance reduces failures, and SMED compresses changeover times — but the effectiveness of equi…

Lean Production & Site Management · Equipment & Efficiency · Quick Changeover (SMED)

Equipment Management Series Issue 2: Quick Die Change (SMED) — Reducing Changeover Time from "Hours" to "Minutes"

Abstract : Changeovers, die changes, and tooling changes occupy a significant amount of equipment time but are often ove…

Lean Production & Site Management · Equipment & Efficiency · Autonomous Maintenance & Planned Maintenance

Equipment Management Series Issue 1: Autonomous Maintenance and Planned Maintenance — From "Fix When Broken" to "Equipment Self-Care"

Abstract : Equipment failures causing production line stoppages, maintenance teams running around like firefighters, and…

Lean Production & Site Management · Equipment & Efficiency · OEE & Six Big Losses

Lean Manufacturing Series Issue 3: OEE and Equipment Comprehensive Efficiency — From "Machines Are Running" to "Machines Are Really Making Money"

Just because a machine is running does not mean it is creating value. This is a fundamental blind spot many manufacturin…