OEE Performance Paramount According to Hertzler Systems’ Evan Miller
Hertzler Systems provides seamless, accurate data acquisition solutions that drive business transformation. The company provides the leading real-time data acquisition and analytics SPC software, the GainSeeker Suite. This system is best used by lean and progressive companies, connecting with devices and other information systems, collecting data and alarming key personnel when problems arise; this technology allows organizations to analyze data for root cause problems, converting data into knowledge.
Evan Miller, co-founder of Hertzler Systems recently authored a blog column about OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) Performance. As with Availability, Performance is a ratio, expressed as a percentage. Unlike Availability, Performance can be calculated based on either the Ideal Cycle Time or the Ideal Run Rate.
Hertzler Systems Inc., a leading provider of SPC, Operational Intelligence and Manufacturing Intelligence software, announced the launch of a company blog, "The Data Heads." This blog provides insight into the role of data in empowering business transformation, with topics that range from using Key Process Indicator (KPI) dashboards in supporting organizational change, to applying Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques to drive variation out of any process. The blog is published at www.hertzler.com/blog/dataheads/.
Here are the components of Performance:
Performance = Ideal Cycle Time / (Operating Time / Total Units Produced)
Miller says, "Ideal Cycle Time is the optimal or expected time that you can expect to achieve with your process. Some people call this the Theoretical Cycle Time. You can also flip this calculation upside down if you know the Ideal Run Rate instead of the Cycle Time. (Run Rate is the reciprocal or inverse of Cycle Time.)"
Performance = (Total Pieces/ Operating Time) / Ideal Run Rate
"Since the Ideal Run Rate and Ideal Cycle Time are theoretical values, and they may be inaccurate, Performance is always capped at 100%. That way if you underestimate the ideal, it will have a limited impact on OEE," notes Miller.
Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control, http://www.hertzler.com/php/solutions/spc.software.php SPC Software and Six Sigma for over twenty years, and serves a diverse customer base in service, transactional and manufacturing environments; clients include BAE Systems, Crown Audio, IDEX Corporation, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Titleist & Footjoy, IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. The company's software and services enable clients to connect, collect, and analyze data; building a data infrastructure for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients to reduce costs, cycle time and errors, and increase profitability.
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