OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is a standardized reporting metric that shows the effectiveness of a production line. The OEE-score of a production line is normally a value between 0 and 100 where 100 means: running without losses. The OEE metric provides structured means to collect and represent data about the performance of a line and it identifies when, in a period of time, losses occur: due to reduced speed, bad quality or (unexpected) downtimes.
Setting up improvement teams and implementing OEE-reporting provides an increased focus on improvement potential and this can be very valuable with relatively small and focused projects.
Date Published: June 2010
Authors:
- Mathijs Philips, Logica
- Jaap Both, Logica
- Gary Mintchell, Automation World
- Greg Cantlon, Brock Solutions
- Rajesh Sahasrabudhe, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
- Charlie Gifford, 21st Century Manufacturing Solutions LLC