When discussing OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), we immediately think of the plant floor: machine availability, cycle 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 on a production screen ignores that your 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. Machine availability overestimated in a spreadsheet means a delivery promise you won’t keep. This article explores OEE’s role as integrator in the supply chain and its […]

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