GEIntelligent Platforms

Benefits• Boostassetandprocessefficiency

• Reduceequipmentdowntimeandmain-tenancecosts

• Improveequipmentlifecyclemanagement

• Increaselaborefficienciesandproduc-tivitybyimprovingvisibilityintooperationsandempoweringoperators

• Increaseproductivityofprocessesbyidentifyingbottlenecks

• Increaserateofquality,reducescrap

Features• LeveragecriticalKeyPerformanceIndi-catorstodrivecontinuousimprovement

• Deliverstandardreports,ad-hocreportsanddashboardsforreal-timedecision-making

• Summarizeandanalyzedatabycontext(e.g.,equipment,product,personnel,time(hour,shift,day))

• Automaticallyormanuallyassociateeventswithcausesandthenanalyzetoidentifyrootcauses

• Enablerapiddeploymentwithrotationalhistoriantags

• ScalesolutionforOperationalExcellence

• IntegratewithfullProficySoftwareSuite

Howcanmanufacturersdriveoperationalexcellenceanddomorewithless?

WithGE’sProficyOEE.It’sanout-of-the-boxsoftwareofferingthathelpsyoucontinu-ouslymonitor,measure,andimproveyourmanufacturingperformance.HonedbyGE’sworld-classmanufacturingprocesses,Pro-ficyOEEisasimpletoolwithbest-of-breedEfficiencyManagementcapabilities.

It’seasytoimplement.Proventodeliver.Andscalabletomeetyourcontinuousimprovementinitiatives.

Reduce Quality CostsBytrackingcontext-richqualitydatausingOEE,productionmanagerscanidentifyrootcausesandeliminatefurthercostsassoci-atedwithreworkandscrap.Improvingthe

ProficyOEEMonitor,measure,andimproveyourmanufacturingperformance

focusonqualityateverystageofproduc-tionalsoreduceswarrantycosts.

Increase Labor EfficienciesTooptimizetheproductivityofyourexistingworkforce,ProficyOEEnotonlycapturesoper-atordowntimereasons,butalsoproductivitydata.Withthisinformation,managementcanbetterjudgetheproperallocationofresourcesbasedonpersonnelproductivityandidentifyadditionalcapacitywithintheexistingwork-forceinsteadofhiringnewlabor.

Reduce Downtime CostsProficyOEEenablespredictivemaintenancethatcandramaticallyreducerepaircostsbydiscerningtrendsthatpredictanimpend-ingfailure.ByinterfacingtoEAM(EnterpriseAssetManagement)systems,youcandriveproactivesteps.

Out-of-the-box reports and dashboards

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Forexample,amaintenancedepartmentcanorderthenecessarypartsinadvanceandgetbetterrates.Itcanallocaterepairpersonnelfromanexistingpoolofresourcesinsteadofhiringsomeoneonanemergencybasis,whichcanresultinhugesavingscomparedtorepairingamachineafterthebreakdownhashappened.

Increased Personnel ProductivityAnOEEsystemenablestheshopfloortogopaperless.Typically,facilityoperatorsandsupervisorsspendanenormousamountofclericaltimerecording,analyzingandreportingdowntimereasonsandrootcausesonpaper,thenfurtherexplainingthesereportstomanagement.AnOEEsys-temcapturesandreportsdowntimeandefficiencyautomatically.Thissavestimelostinnon-valueaddedreportingactivi-tiesandallowspersonneltofocusonmorevaluabletasks.WithOEE,everyonefromtheplantfloortotheboardroomismoreinformed,moreoften,moreeasily.

Increased Production CapabilityTheneteffectofreducedmachinedown-time,higherproductivityofoperatorsandreduceddefectsistheabilitytoachievehigherproductionlevelswiththesameamountofresources.

Industry ExamplesThefollowingscenariosfromdifferentindustriesillustratehowProficyOEEhelpsmanufacturersimproveproductivityandleveragebettervisibilityintotheiroperations.

• AutomotiveManufacturerUncoversRoot Cause of Downtime

OneofGE’sautomotivecustomerswastryingtoextractadditionalproductivityoutofitsassemblylinesbyimprovingequipmentavailability.Ithadalreadyreducedallknowncausesofdowntimethroughdiligentlyappliedprocessengi-neeringsteps.WithimplementationofProficyOEE,itnoticedthatoverallpro-ductivitywassignificantlyaffectedbyhundredsofbrieflinestoppagescausedbyasimplemechanicalmisalignmentthatwasnotrecordedbyoperators.Itdeterminedthatthecumulativeeffectofthesebriefunscheduleddowntimeswastheprimarycauseofdowntime.Afterprocessengineersfixedthealignmentproblem,eightmorevehiclesperdaycouldbeproducedbytheplantwithoutaddingresources.

• Food&BeverageManufacturerDetectsTampered Settings

Atafoodmanufacturingfacility,ProficyOEEhelpedsupervisorsdetectthatoper-atorsofaparticularproductionlineweredeliberatelyandprematurelyslowingdownthebottleneckmachine.Thiswasdonetokeepthemachinefromautomat-icallyslowingwhenafaultwastriggeredbysurgebinsbeingfilledwheneverdownstreammachinesweredelayed.Ifpropersettingshadbeenmaintained,thebottleneckmachinewouldhaveoperatedatratedspeeduntilthesurgebinbufferzonesfilledwithstockbuttamperingwiththemachinespeedchangedthisprocess.WithProficyOEE,managementwasabletodetectthetamperedsettings,viewthe

productionconditions,andunderstandwhatwashappeningwithouthumanintervention.

Scalable ImplementationsProficyOEEisscalable,soyoucanstartbyimplementingapilotsystem,encompass-ingamanufacturingcellorevenpartofaline,whereveryouthinkanopportunityforimprovementexists.Youcanchoosethesizeofthepilot,andimplementProficyOEEforyourhighpriorityproductionequipment.

TypicalImplementationsareestablishedquicklythroughinternalengineeringresourcesorcontractedGEservicesorout-sideintegrators.ByutilizingtheProficyOEE“out-of-the-box”reportsanddashboards,youcanbegintoaccuratelymeasurePro-ductionEfficiencyandinitiatecontinuousimprovementactivities.

GE’s Proficy OEE Enables Key Improvements:

•39%reduceddowntime

•2%reducedwaste

•4%reducedinventory

•10%improved productionefficiency

See how the Power of 1% can improve your company’s bottom line. Tolearnmore,visitwww.ge-ip.com/mes

The Power of 1%Reducing downtime by just 1% on critical equipment for a typical manufacturer can provide significant revenue opportunities and annual cost savings.