Background: This is a more general presentation of “Variation: OEE’s Silent Partner” published on January 31, 2011. In a perfect world we can produce quality parts at rate, on time, every time. In reality, however, all aspects of our processes are subject to variation that affects each factor of Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Availability, Performance, and Quality. Our ability to effectively […]
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OEE in an imperfect world
Variance – OEE’s Silent Partner (Killer)
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 key metric. I also qualified my response by stating that OEE cannot be managed in isolation: OEE and it’s intrinsic […]