Sometimes we are inundated with e-mails especially from some of the “Groups” we subscribe to. Today, one e-mail in particular caught our attention and led us to read a post titled “6 Deadly Job Networking Mistakes” that eventually brought us to a well written article by Gill Corkindale titled, “6 Networking Mistakes And How to Avoid Them“. If you or someone […]
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Lean STAR From 6 Deadly Job Networking Mistakes
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Contingency Planning For Lean Operations – Part III
Contingency Planning for Lean Operations – Part III “Deaths spark huge crib recall” was the main headline of today’s Toronto Star (24-Nov-09). This recall was the result of 4 infant deaths and affects up to 2.1 million units sold. Click here to access the full article. This announcement has made headlines throughout North America and is certain to be featured on […]
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Benchmarking OEE
Benchmarking Systems: We have learned that an industry standard or definition for Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) has been adopted by the Semi Conductor Industry and also confirms our approach to calculating and using OEE and other related metrics. The SEMI standards of interest are as follows: SEMI E10: Definition and Measurement of Equipment Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability. SEMI E35: Guide to Calculate Cost of Ownership […]
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OEE Integration – Where do We Measure OEE? – Part I
OEE Integration Part IX – Where do we measure OEE? Our recent posts have included numerous examples to calculate OEE correctly. We also discussed integration of OEE as an effective metric for managing your processes and ultimately how to analyze and use the data to improve your profitability. We spent little time discussing where this measurement should occur.  OEE can […]
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Weighted OEE: How To Calculate Total Plant OEE
In this post we will present a simple method to calculate a truly weighted OEE, including weighted factors Availability, Performance, and Quality. The QUICK weighted OEE method: Recalling our original definition of OEE, we are measuring how effectively our planned production time (net available time) is used to make a quality (saleable) product. The weighted OEE then is the total time […]