Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)


Recently completed a teaching session with diploma-level students on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), where we introduced Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a key performance metric.


We covered the three main components:
 ✅ Availability –  includes downtime due to breakdowns, setup, and maintenance
 ⚙️ Performance – speed losses and minor stops
 🎯 Quality – defects, rework, and scrap

Students learned how even a “busy” machine can hide inefficiencies.
OEE helps identify improvement opportunities without the need for additional equipment.

Using real-world examples and visual dashboards, they gained practical insight into tracking and improving shop floor performance.

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