OOE Metrics and Their Value in Manufacturing Explained
What is Overall Operations Effectiveness (OOE)? Overall operations effectiveness (OOE) is a metric used to measure the availability of manufacturing equipment along production lines. [...]
What Is Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)? Explanation and Examples
Mean time between failure is a crucial metric for any industry where equipment failure can lead to costly downtime, compliance issues, or safety concerns. In [...]
Step-by-Step Guide to Stronger Preventive Maintenance
If you're looking for a more reliable and proactive maintenance strategy, it's time to implement a preventive maintenance schedule. Scheduling maintenance is often cumbersome, with a [...]
Maintainability Explained: The Value of Easy Asset Upkeep
Downtime significantly affects net earnings for any organization — regardless of whether it is planned or unplanned. According to an IDC survey, downtime can [...]
Asset Utilization: How To Boost & Calculate
Asset utilization is one of the most important maintenance metrics for productivity and asset lifecycle management. Understanding the asset utilization ratio can help you [...]
A Guide to Asset Inventory Management Systems
How many assets does your organization own? Where are they located, and what’s their current operating status? If you can’t answer these questions, it [...]
What Is DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)?
Developing a new product or improving an existing one starts with an idea. But moving from an idea to reality involves a series of [...]
Critical Spare Parts Management: Best Practices
Successful parts inventory management involves a lot of careful balance, especially when it comes to critical spares. On the one hand, keeping too many [...]
P-F Curve Explained: Definition and Explanation
What Is a P-F Curve? The P-F curve is a graph that helps visualize an asset’s condition to determine its practical lifespan. The most [...]
Understanding Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)
What is Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)? Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) is a maintenance key performance indicator (KPI) used to track the lifespan of assets [...]