Metrics that matter
How the common shopfloor measures are calculated, and how to use them to improve performance rather than just report it.
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What is OEE?
How to calculate OEE step by step with worked examples, and why the bottleneck is the machine that really counts when you measure a line.
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OEE vs OOE vs TEEP
OEE, OOE and TEEP use the same losses against different amounts of time. What each one measures, how to calculate them, and when to use which.
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Takt vs cycle vs lead time
Takt time is the pace demand sets, cycle time is how fast you work and lead time is how long customers wait. How to calculate each, and how they relate.
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FPY vs RTY
First pass yield measures right first time at one step. Rolled throughput yield multiplies every step. How to calculate both, and what final yield hides.
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MTBF vs MTTR vs MTTF
MTBF, MTTR and MTTF explained: how to calculate each reliability metric, how they combine into availability, and where reliable data comes from.
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KPIs beyond OEE
OEE isn't the only manufacturing KPI that matters. First pass yield, scrap, changeover time, OTIF, MTBF and MTTR explained, and how to use them.
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Kaizen and MES
Kaizen needs facts, not opinions. How MES/MOM data supports each step of an improvement cycle, and how to make the gains stick.
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ESG and shopfloor data
Ambitious ESG goals, unchanged shopfloors. Why sustainability reporting needs operational data from the factory floor, and where that data comes from.
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