What OEE actually measures, how to calculate it, and what the numbers mean before you try to move them.
Two lines can post the same 60% OEE for completely different reasons — and need completely different fixes. Reading the three factors separately is where the diagnosis starts.
The 85% figure gets treated like a law of physics. It's actually a 1980s illustration that escaped its textbook. Here's what real plants score, and a better way to pick your target.
The OEE formula takes thirty seconds to learn. The judgment calls — what counts as planned time, which speed to use, where changeovers go — are where every plant gets tangled. Let's walk one shift all the way through.
OEE gets explained with formulas and pyramids and consultant slides. Here's the version we give to a supervisor on their first day: what the number means, and what it doesn't.
Tell us a bit about your plant floor and we'll show you EnicSoft OEE running on your own numbers.
