OEE Without Blame on the Packaging Line
Classify packaging-line losses as availability, performance, or quality before selecting an improvement action.
The reframe: 'The line was slow' is a conclusion. OEE asks for the loss category first. Availability asks whether the line could run Waiting for beer, changeover time, breakdowns, missing materials, and sanitation overruns reduce available time. These losses often require planning or maintenance fixes, not operator speed pressure. Performance asks how the line ran when available Micro-stops and reduced speed show up here. Performance work often lives in settings, minor stops, machine condition, and standard response to recurring jams. Quality asks how much good product came out Rejects, low fills, seam holds, date-code failures, and packaging defects reduce quality.…
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