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What the heck is OEE, and how can it benefit my manufacturing business?
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is more than another manufacturing acronym. It is the fundamental metric for measuring and improving manufacturing efficiency, helping teams identify and eliminate the biggest sources of efficiency loss with real time visibility.
How It Works
How is OEE measured?
The OEE score is calculated as a percentage, with 100% representing perfect production: manufacturing only good parts, as fast as possible, with no downtime. The overall OEE score is determined by measuring three individual component scores, availability, performance, and quality.
Availability Score
Planned Production Time − Downtime
Planned Production Time
Accounts for losses from
- Equipment Breakdowns
- Changeovers
- Cleanings
Performance Score
Ideal Cycle Time × Total Count
Planned Production Time − Downtime
Accounts for losses from
- Reduced Operating Speed
- Minor Stops / Small Adjustments
- Operator Inefficiencies
Quality Score
Good Count
Total Count
Accounts for losses from
- Production Rejects
- Scrap / Yield Loss
- Startup Rejects
OEE Score
Availability × Performance × Quality
Why It Matters
How does an OEE platform enable manufacturing efficiency improvement?
By providing a unified productivity metric, teams can objectively compare performance across different facilities, production lines, shifts, and products. As teams track OEE scores over time, they can measure the impact of continuous improvement initiatives and prioritize what to fix next.
Business Impact
What benefits can OEE deliver to my manufacturing company?
A successful OEE implementation continues to provide long term business benefits well beyond the first year.
Better Capital Planning
Make informed decisions about capital investments to maximize top and bottom line profitability.
Improvement Culture
Build a workplace culture focused on ongoing optimization of manufacturing efficiency.
What is the ROI for a manufacturing business?
Check out our ROI calculator to see the labor savings and capacity gains you can expect when you implement an OEE platform like Essembi.
