This is the toolbox that world-class manufacturers use to turn a low OEE score into a high-performing operation.
1. Real-Time OEE Monitoring
The Strategy: The foundation of all improvement is to stop looking at day-old spreadsheets. You must have a live, automated feed of production data.
You cannot fix a problem in real-time if you only find out about it 24 hours later.
Powering the Strategy with a System: A modern platform like Fabrico provides this by connecting directly to your machines via PLCs or computer vision. This real-time diagnostic tool is the essential first step that makes all other improvements possible.
2. Downtime Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
The Strategy: Don't just patch the same problem over and over again. Use a simple, team-based methodology like the 5 Whys to find and permanently fix the underlying root cause of your biggest downtime events.
Powering the Strategy with a System: An integrated platform powers this entire process. The OEE dashboard provides the data to identify your top recurring problem, and the integrated CMMS provides the asset maintenance history for the investigation and the work order to track the permanent fix.
3. Standardized Digital Workflows (SOPs)
The Strategy: Eliminate variation in common, repeatable tasks. You must document the "one best way" to perform a critical task and ensure it's followed perfectly every time.
Powering the Strategy with a System: This is where a modern CMMS shines. You can build digital checklists and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) directly into your work orders for both complex repairs and product changeovers, guaranteeing consistency.
4. A Data-Driven Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program
The Strategy: Stop letting your assets run until they break down. The goal is to shift your maintenance team from a reactive "firefighting" model to a proactive, "failure-preventing" one.
Powering the Strategy with a System: An integrated platform makes your PMs smarter. You can use your OEE failure data to optimize your PM schedule in the CMMS, focusing your limited maintenance resources on the "bad actor" assets that are actually causing your downtime.
5. A SMED Program for Faster Changeovers
The Strategy: If "Planned Stops" are your biggest source of lost time, you need a systematic approach to reducing your changeover time. The SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die) methodology is the proven playbook.
Powering the Strategy with a System: The OEE data provides the initial diagnosis, proving how long your changeovers are actually taking. The CMMS is then used to manage the new, faster process with digital checklists, making the improvement sustainable.
6. Visual Management Dashboards on the Shop Floor
The Strategy: Empower your frontline team by giving them a real-time scorecard. A large, highly visible screen showing the shift's production progress against its goal creates a powerful sense of ownership and urgency.
Powering the Strategy with a System: A modern OEE platform provides simple, clear, and highly visual dashboards that are designed to be displayed directly on the factory floor, not just in the manager's office.
7. A Daily Production Huddle
The Strategy: Implement a daily 15-minute stand-up meeting around your OEE dashboard. The goal is to review the data, identify the #1 problem from the last 24 hours, and assign a corrective action.
Powering the Strategy with a System: This habit is only possible with an integrated platform. You can review the OEE dashboard (the diagnosis) and create the trackable work order in the CMMS (the cure) in the same meeting, in under 15 minutes.
8. Predictive Analytics with AI
The Strategy: This is the future of manufacturing efficiency. It involves using Artificial Intelligence to analyze your historical data to predict equipment failures before they happen.
Powering the Strategy with a System: An advanced platform like Fabrico uses AI to turn a predictive diagnosis (e.g., "a bearing is likely to fail soon") into a proactive cure (e.g., an automatically scheduled work order to replace it during the next planned stop).
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