Lean Manufacturing Tools

Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) are the two most important key performance indicators or metrics that are used in the Maintenance process or reliability engineering to measure the performance of machines and equipment. MTTR and MTBF KPIs tools are widely used by the Lean Manufacturing industries and IATF 16949-certified […]

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a performance metric used in the manufacturing process to measure how effectively a machine or process is being utilized. OEE is calculated by multiplying three factors (Availability X Performance X Quality). AVAILABILITY  The percentage of time that the equipment/machine or process is scheduled to run and is actually running. In

TPM PROCESS | TPM DEFINITION TPM Process aims to continuously improve the effectiveness of the production equipment or manufacturing processes through the people’s involvement within the organization. TPM Definition: “Company-focused, Self-directed, cross-function workgroup, working together to improve the overall effectiveness of the equipment and processes within their work area.” TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE OBJECTIVE TPM Process

KPIs stands for Key Performance Indicators. KPIs are the metrics that monitor the performance of  business objectives against the set target/goal (desired result) . In other words, KPIs measures a company’s  performance/output against set objectives and targets. Key Performance Indicators are generally used to measure the performance on daily, weekly, and monthly basis against defined

Daily Work Management (DWM) is defined as the system that provides the ability to manage departments, functions, and processes, wherein processes are defined, standardized, controlled, and improved by the the process owners. Daily Work Management or Nichijo Gemba Kanri is an important aspect of the KAIZEN journey and very useful tool of Lean Manufacturing. As we

The Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) approach is ” I OPERATE, and I FIX/MAINTAIN”  i.e. the operators maintain their own machines and equipment condition proactively to enhance productivity and lower costs. TPM is a culture that focuses on maximizing the OEE-overall equipment effectiveness (effectiveness of the plant, equipment, and processes) by involving all employees from top

TPM stands for Total Productive Maintenance. TPM  was developed around the 1960s and it consists of eight supporting activities or 8 pillars. The 5S methodology is the foundation stone of the TPM implementation program. TPM strives for effective and efficient production. That is; No or Fewer Breakdowns No Small Stops or Slow Running No Accidents-provide