This is one of the main questions that we repeatedly get asked.
1. Using the display to reduce reaction time on the line
2. Using the reporting to carry out a structured review every 2 or 4 hours
3. Using the reporting to carry out a structured review every 24 hours
4. Using the reporting to carry out a structured review every week
a. On a 55% line: When used with above – between 3%-5% improvement ironing out persistent issues
When we have applied all 4 of these processes we’ve achieved OEE uplifts on 50-60% lines of between 6-8% in the first six months building to over 20% in 24 months.
In these instances the increase has been supported through a reasonable level of support and coaching (sometimes from us, sometimes done internally). The ‘secret’ to success here is focus; focus on being completely dedicated to creating the processes that will work for you and your teams and not accepting any distraction that pulls you from this.
To give you a sense for how we recommend you do this:
- Typically we would work on a pilot line to create a robust process and then rollout. To get the best results we create operational champions at the level of the Factory and Operations Manager – if those people know how to use a system I guarantee the rest of the site learn very quickly!
I think that it’s entirely reasonable to expect that you would get between 3%-5% OEE improvement with very little support from us at all just based through raising awareness to downtime. If you really want to get benefit from an OEE system, I would suggest building in the relevant management review processes to ensure that the system is used regularly.
We work in close partnership with the Operational Excellence practitioners at OptimumFX, and together, we've helped many manufacturers improve.
Why don't you have a look at our success with Coca-Cola Enterprises, and go through some of the results we've achieved to date? You can also request our ROI calculator and see for yourself the benefit that a our production OEE software can deliver in your specific manufacturing environment.