We recently received an e-mail regarding OEE calculations for batch processes and more specifically the effect on down stream equipment that is directly dependent (perhaps integrated) on the batch process. While the inquiry was specifically related to the printing industry, batch processing is found throughout manufacturing. Our more recent experiences pertain to heat treating operations where parts are loaded into […]
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If Lean Innovation is to become part of the new business norm, then why is that so many companies attempt to emulate what others have done? Innovation itself implies a sense of newness or differentiation from what was or is. It seems that “copy cats” are simply looking for the easy way out and call themselves lean in the process. […]
OEE and Morale
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 current economic “melt down”. The changes in operating strategy to respond to this new crisis are bound to have an effect on OEE […]
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How to Reduce Costs with OEE: Cost Control
OEE can be used to improved your bottom line. We provide a little insight to getting it right.