OEE done honestly: why most numbers are wrong, and what to do about it

invalid@example.com (Aior), Aior
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:50:27 +0000
OEE & Efficiency

The OEE that gets reported is not the OEE that exists​
Overall Equipment Effectiveness — Availability × Performance × Quality — is the single most-quoted manufacturing KPI and one of the most-fiddled-with. We've audited a lot of factory OEE numbers. The real number is almost always 10-30 percentage points lower than what gets reported. The reasons are systematic, and they're worth understanding before relying on the metric...