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The principle of lean manufacturing is centered around working relentlessly to eliminate waste and optimising production processes. There are five basic principles of lean manufacturing:
Lean manufacturing and OEE are interlinked because they both focus on systematic manufacturing processes, increasing efficiency and reducing waste. Production processes that are not optimised to increase customer value result in the production of waste.
Some waste can be found upstream, downstream or directly within the production process. This can occur because of:
OEE is an effective tool in measuring results from the complex process of Lean manufacturing and in waste elimination. It measures definitively, machine uptime, throughput performance, and quality combining them into a single overall value. These touch on:
Machine downtime: Which may be as a result of planned or unplanned breakdowns. Overprotecting could also bring to a halt all motion, causing wastage of resources. By improving machine availability, you reduce waste significantly.
Performance losses: Slow output and frequent interruptions affect performance significantly. This also avoids waste related to inventory, motion, transport or resources.
Quality: Output that falls short of customer expectations results in rejects or defective output. Optimizing quality at the beginning of production achieves targeted results by producing high quality products.
OEE contributes greatly towards improving lean manufacturing processes in your factory.
MTT experts understand that improving lean manufacturing processes in your factory helps you drive your production efficiency higher and increases throughput in quality. Using customised lean management processes, we can devise means of support structured to your operations.
For optimised lean manufacturing processes, OEE backed by accurate data can help manufacturers realise bottom-line improvements and significant savings. By utilising people, skills, industrial assets, and materials effectively, you will attain improved production and reduced waste, creating value for your customers who are happier with the end-product.
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