Improving operation of the croissant production line through overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

Panagiotis Tsarouhas

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2018, vol. 68, issue 1, 88-108

Abstract: Purpose - Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a metric for estimating equipment effectiveness of the industrial systems. The purpose of this paper is to identify maintenance improvement potentials using an OEE assessment within the croissant production line. Design/methodology/approach - The present work is carried out by analyzing the failure and repair data of the line. The failure data cover a period of 15 months. During this period the croissant production line usually operates over the entire day (24 h per day) in three 8-h shifts per day, and pauses at the weekends. Descriptive statistics of the failure and repair data for the line based on scheduled and unscheduled interruptions were carried. Moreover, the actual availability (A), performance efficiency (PE) and quality rate (Q) measures, together with the complete OEE for each working day for the croissant production line, were shown. Findings - The main objectives are to understand the operation management of the croissant production line, and to measure the OEE characteristics in precise quantitative terms. OEE analysis can help the company to identify the primary problems concerning theA,PEandQand acts immediately. Originality/value - This paper presents a successful evaluation of OEE which will provide a useful guide to aspects of the production process, which identifies the critical points of the line that require further improvement through effective maintenance strategy (i.e. total productive maintenance). Moreover, the analysis provides a useful perspective and helps managers and engineers make better decisions on how to improve manufacturing productivity and quality.

Keywords: Reliability; Statistical analysis; Total productive maintenance (TPM); Performance indicators; Failure data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-02-2018-0060

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