The OEE Primer: Understanding Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Reliability, and Maintainability

Breaking down the methodology from a historical perspective, this book addresses the issues of OEE, discussing both reliability and maintainability and exploring the overall effectiveness of machines. It introduces the classical approach to improvement along with new methods that focus on design improvement, such as Hazard analysis, ROCOF, failure rate FEA, and TRIZ. The author covers loss of effectiveness, new machinery, electrical maintenance issues, Weibull distribution, measurement techniques, as well as mechanical and electrical reliability. In addition to providing a glossary, the text also includes tables, forms, and examples that enhance the material presented in each chapter.