Proposal for application of overall equipment effectiveness indicator in a hot sauce company

Abstract

The use of indicators within companies is highly relevant to help manage their processes. Particularly for equipment and machinery, the indicator of overall equipment efficiency (OEE) is commonly used with the objective of measuring equipment inefficiency and identify losses. This helps to foster an environment of continuous improvement that leads to increased productivity. During this investigation, an adapted methodology is used, which highlights the use of lean manufacturing techniques, from which our OEE metric is derived. The purpose is to know the efficiency of the equipment in order to take actions that help reduce the waste presented in a production line of a hot sauce company. This article will contribute to the promotion of the use of new tools that lead to continuous improvement, since our intention is to simplify the way the company visualizes its problems, which will lead to finding solutions in a faster and more objective way.