Automating OEE gives a company the ability to collect and classify data from the shop floor into meaningful information that can help managers understand the root causes of production inefficiency. Therefore giving greater visibility to make more informed decisions on process improvement. An automated OEE system addresses the three primary functions of OEE:
- Acquisition: it concerns data collection that as discussed above data will be completely automatic.
- Analysis: it usually provides algorithms to calculate OEE and other items related to. Moreover it is often able to support downtime classification via reason trees and other technical analysis. The more sophisticated the package, the more analysis equipment is available.
- Visualization: OEE metrics are available through reports or they can be displayed even via a software interface directly to the operator.
There is a lot of commercial software that provide automated OEE system, but it is possible even to integrate OEE into general tools as ERP ones. They usually offer a wide range of capabilities. They are able to gather and coordinate the operations of a plant and provide measurable information. The advantages are that database are completely integrated so the coordination among different functions involved is better. For example manufacturing can see the upcoming planned maintenance and maintenance can see the production schedules. Automated Management systems are naturally and inherently eligible for providing feasible decision support on plant profitability and establish a foundation for addressing other manufacturing challenges in the future.
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