# Concepts

- [Machine data](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-machine-data.md): What machine data is, how it is recorded, and why context matters.
- [Data sources](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-machine-data/data-sources.md): What data sources in manufacturing are and how ENLYZE captures machine data.
- [Variables & time series](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-machine-data/variables-and-time-series.md): What variables and time series are and how ENLYZE records machine data.
- [Production context](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/production-context.md): How order data gives meaning to machine data and what analyses this enables.
- [Downtimes](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/downtimes.md): What downtimes mean in production and how ENLYZE detects and classifies them.
- [Detection](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/downtimes/detection.md): How ENLYZE automatically detects downtimes from machine data.
- [Categories & assignment](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/downtimes/categories-and-assignment.md): Downtime categories and how reasons are assigned to downtimes.
- [Performance](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/performance.md): What performance means in the production context and how it is measured.
- [Measuring performance](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/performance/measuring-performance.md): How production performance is measured and the performance factor is calculated.
- [Maximum Demonstrated Speed](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/performance/maximum-demonstrated-speed.md): What Maximum Demonstrated Speed (MDS) is and how ENLYZE uses it as a performance reference.
- [OEE](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee.md): OEE management with machine data to increase equipment effectiveness
- [The OEE concept](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/the-oee-concept.md): The concept of Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
- [Availability](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/availability.md): Losses due to equipment downtime
- [Performance](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/performance.md): Losses due to reduced production speeds
- [Defining maximum performance](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/performance/defining-maximum-performance.md): The correct definition of the performance reference
- [Maximum Demonstrated Speed](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/performance/maximum-demonstrated-speed.md): Reference metric for the performance factor in continuous manufacturing
- [Quality](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/quality.md): Losses due to scrap production
- [OEE aggregation in ENLYZE](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/oee-aggregations-in-enlyze..md): OEE aggregation across multiple orders and machines.
- [6 Big Losses](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/6-big-losses.md): Loss categories for systematic root cause analysis
- [Improving OEE](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/understanding-oee/improving-oee.md): From theory to practice: Continuous improvement with a data-driven focus
- [Glossary](https://docs.enlyze.com/en/concepts/glossary.md): Definitions of key terms used in ENLYZE and manufacturing data analysis.


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