How Can Overall Equipment Effectiveness Improve Maintenance?<\/span><\/h2>\nIn general, Overall Equipment Effectiveness can help identify issues that slow down the manufacturing process, as well as provide strategies on how to successfully eliminate them. It\u2019s essential visibility for manufacturers who want to reach their full potential and stay profitable and competitive. OEE allows manufacturers to pinpoint underperforming assets and draw a line from low performance to one of the three main factors: availability, performance and quality. It may be that a machine\u2019s belt needs replacement or a system isn\u2019t being aligned between uses. When you know where the issue is occurring, you can work to correct it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nQAD\u2019s Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution assists in this process, focusing on asset management. It\u2019s a solution that helps manufacturers better manage the full, acquire-to-retire lifecycle of an asset for improved asset utilization and production yield, longer equipment life, reduced maintenance costs, higher ROI and more streamlined processes. If optimized efficiency is your goal in utilizing OEE, an EAM system is an ally to manufacturers when taking efficiency to the next, quantifiable level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDiscover <\/span>QAD EAM<\/span><\/a> and learn how it can help you work more preventively and strategically.<\/span><\/p>\nHow to Start Measuring OEE This Week<\/b><\/h3>\n\n- Define the Time Base<\/b>
\n<\/b> Decide what counts as Planned Production Time, such as shift length minus breaks or scheduled downtime.<\/span><\/li>\n- Identify the Equipment or Line<\/b>
\n<\/b> Start with one critical machine or production line to keep measurement simple and focused.<\/span><\/li>\n- Capture Downtime Reasons<\/b>
\n<\/b> Track when the equipment stops and classify reasons such as breakdowns, changeovers, or material shortages using standardized stop codes.<\/span><\/li>\n- Record Ideal vs. Actual Output<\/b>