The Fast Guide to OEE

Presented by Vorne Industries - specialists in Visual Factory and Production Monitoring Systems.

What is OEE?

OEE is a "best practices" way to monitor and improve the efficiency of your manufacturing processes (i.e. machines, manufacturing cells, assembly lines).

OEE is simple and practical. It takes the most common and important sources of manufacturing productivity loss, places them into three primary categories and distills them into metrics that provide an excellent gauge for measuring where you are - and how you can improve!

OEE is frequently used as a key metric in TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and Lean Manufacturing programs and gives you a consistent way to measure the effectiveness of TPM and other initiatives by providing an overall framework for measuring production efficiency.

Fast Track Roadmap

We've broken it down into "six easy pieces" - Your Fast Guide to OEE™.

OEE Factors introduces Availability, Performance, and Quality...the metrics that you will use to measure your plant's efficiency and effectiveness. We provide a visual overview of the key productivity losses that occur in the typical manufacturing environment. We start with Plant Operating Time and end up at Fully Productive Time, showing the sources of productivity loss that occur in between.

Six Big Losses describes the most common causes for efficiency loss - almost always found in today's manufacturing environment. Six root causes of loss are presented, each directly related to an OEE Factor.

World Class OEE introduces the general OEE calculation and what is considered to be truly world class OEE. This is your goal!

Calculating OEE illustrates how the three OEE Factors are calculated and breaks them into the specific elements that are required to develop the OEE percentage. A real-world example is given to demonstrate the mechanics of a typical OEE calculation.

OEE FAQ presents commonly asked questions about OEE, with practical, real world answers and advice.

Visual OEE™ makes immediate improvements attainable! By bringing real-time data directly to the plant floor, Visual OEE™ is the proactive path to continuous improvement!


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