What is Availability? In its simplest form, availability measures the uptime of a machine or process against the planned production time. As one of the factors of Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), Availability is expressed as a percentage. The uptime is calculated by taking the difference between the planned production time and total duration of the downtime events that occurred during the planned production period. We […]
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LEAN Environment: Waste Management and OEE
In recent years much emphasis has been placed on the state of our environment and LEAN can help our cause. If we consider just how much energy and resources are consumed due to inefficiency and waste. OEE is a measure of how effectively time is used as a resource; however, it does not necessarily reflect the waste that is created in […]