OEE Management

Learn how to systematically increase your OEE using the ENLYZE Manufacturing Data Platform!

In the following, you’ll learn how to implement a KPI-driven and continuous improvement process to increase equipment effectiveness using the ENLYZE Manufacturing Data Platform.

This is based on the combination of OEE management and machine data.

Why OEE Management and Machine Data?

OEE management allows you to systematically analyze causes of losses as deviations from ideal equipment effectiveness and reduce them through targeted measures.

Machine data provides a precise and reliable foundation for KPI calculation while also reducing the typically high manual effort required for data collection and maintenance.

With ENLYZE, you can automatically and accurately capture your OEE as well as individual losses based on real machine data. This way, you can trust the data and focus on deriving improvement measures instead of manual data maintenance.

Efficiency vs. Effectiveness vs. Productivity

OEE measures the effectiveness of your manufacturing. However, OEE is often referred to as a productivity or efficiency metric. To avoid misunderstandings, we will take a closer look at the terms efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.

Efficiency

Efficiency considers the input side of a process. It describes how many resources—such as time, money, raw materials, or energy—are used to achieve a certain result.

If the same output is achieved with less energy, fewer personnel, or less material, the process is more efficient.

Effectiveness

Effectiveness considers the output side of the process. It compares what could theoretically have been produced with the actual output achieved.

Effectiveness, however, says nothing about efficiency—that is, the amount of resources required to achieve this output. For example, if daily production is increased but more energy is consumed per kilogram produced, effectiveness rises while efficiency falls.

Productivity

Productivity is the combination of efficiency and effectiveness. It is determined by comparing the achieved production (effectiveness) to the effort required (efficiency).

Simply put, more output with less input means higher productivity.

Which Data is Required for Automated OEE Calculation?

To perform automated OEE and loss calculation in ENLYZE, we require the following data points:

• Booking information (start and end of the production run, production run number, and product)

• Performance parameters of the equipment

• Scrap booking on a per-order basis