Measuring efficiency
Productivity and OEE that explain where efficiency is being lost.
JPL OPS structures standards, data and indicators so productivity stops being a difficult result to explain and becomes a management tool.
Talk to JPL OPSWhat is the difference between productivity and OEE?
Productivity relates the resources used to the activity achieved, while OEE helps analyse the efficiency of a production process through its losses.
Both indicators require a clear operational reference, reliable data and enough detail to locate the cause of a deviation.
- Defined efficiency targets
- Standard times and actual activity
- Comparable indicators by process, team or shift
How can OEE be improved?
Improving OEE requires identifying losses, reviewing planning and acting on the factors that constrain the process.
In the published case involving an automotive assembly cell, JPL OPS analysed efficiency losses, reorganised shifts and embedded daily OEE monitoring.
- Analysis of the causes of loss
- Review of shifts and planning
- Daily monitoring of the indicator
How does measurement become daily control?
Measurement becomes control when each team understands the indicator, can relate it to the process and knows what to review when a deviation occurs.
Defining standards and product costings, capturing information in a structured way and visualising losses help guide decisions and monitor improvement.
- Reliable operational data capture
- Visualisation of ratios and efficiency losses
- Correction of deviations and consolidation of results
Related case studies
Operational improvement applied to real situations.
These published case studies show how JPL OPS analyses processes, implements changes and measures their effect.
Food manufacturing
Operating model standardisation in a food factory
Standards, product costings and efficiency targets in a food factory that improved efficiency by 81% and achieved 9% EBITDA.
View case studyAutomotive
OEE efficiency improvement in an automotive assembly cell
OEE analysis and shift reorganisation in an automotive assembly cell: 15% higher efficiency and 19% lower costs.
View case studyMeasurable productivity
Let’s identify the causes behind the indicator.
Tell us how you currently measure productivity or OEE and which losses you cannot explain.
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