MES, OEE and the main pain points on the factory floor
The factory floor is where the core activity of the industry takes place. It's the heart of the factory! The acronym " MES " stands for Manufacturing Execution Systems , which are the systems that manage production processes on the factory floor. OEE, or Overall Equipment Effectiveness , is one of the areas to be managed to ensure that all resources are operating at their maximum power and capabilities. Therefore, measuring the OEE of your equipment is like assessing whether its heartbeat is beating steadily. In this article , you'll find a detailed differentiation between the terms!
Once we've clarified the role of MES, OEE, and how they relate to each other, we've compiled a list of SIX key pain points on the factory floor. Grab a pen and paper or use your phone's notepad and mark which ones you identify with. At the end, we'll provide a diagnosis of what you should do based on how many pain points you identify with:
Top 6: Lack of production monitoring in real time
Stops, defective machines, lack of specific resources. There are so many variables of what can happen in the production line completely by altering planning that, not having a view of everything in real time, already leaves management and team with no rapid attitude -taking conditions, leading to delays in production orders and impacting problems such as deadline accuracy and increased costs.
Top 5: Lack of data for decision making
If there is no real-time monitoring, the data generated are probably post-production which can lead to less efficient management. Daily and/or weekly reports and a unified view of production are important pains for factory floor efficiency.
Top 4: Lack of turnover vision
We know that the factory floor is a high complexity environment and one of the factors for this is the existence of several work shifts. This is because each will have its specificity in relation to breaks, inefficiency, missing resources among others. Another point is that the route often needs to be corrected in the ongoing shift and having real time data can help monitor efficiency and change the route in a timely manner.
Top 3: Lack of Machine Performance Vision
meslike shifts, machines have their own unique characteristics. While some operate at 100% power, others experience downtime, whether due to planned or unplanned shutdowns. There are also failures that can occur throughout production, as well as the operating time each machine requires. Not knowing this is certainly a pain in the quest for equipment efficiency.
Top 2: Unsuctified use of productive resources
How many times in everyday life have you been realizing that a certain resource could be better used in optimizing production? In a world where OEE is properly measured and monitored, these perceptions could occur in less time as well as taking action in the face of the perceived problem.
Top 1: Inexual Communication
This is a very recurring pain in several areas, not only in the efficiency of the factory floor. Having all data in real time and in a unified manner can considerably decrease these “communicational holes” that generate so much waste of time and resources.
Do you identify with this ranking? How many of these “top pains” have you marked as pains you feel too?
▶ ️ If you have only marked one, there is a great chance of solving your problem with an internal process alignment.
▶ ️ If you marked two or three, your OEE problem is climbing and you need to look for a solution as soon as possible.
▶️ If you scored FOUR or more, the equipment efficiency problem on your production line is real and acute and you need to find a solution mesnow!
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