When we talk about OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), we immediately think of the shop floor: machine availability, production rates, scrap. OEE impacts suppliers and customers far beyond the workshop, yet most manufacturers still treat it as a purely internal performance indicator. Reducing OEE to a number displayed on a production screen means ignoring that equipment performance directly impacts your entire supply chain. An unstable OEE means an unstable logistics chain. Undetected micro-stops mean a transporter waiting at the dock. […]

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