Common Projects You Can Do With Downtime Labeling
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All project examples in this article will follow this cycle:
- Begin downtime labeling to quantify project
- Follow a project solving method (ex. PDCA, A3) to uncover solutions
- Implement solutions - use your downtime labeling to help justify costly solutions!
- Measure the results
Once you start labeling downtime reasons in Amper, you can quantify how much each reason is costing you. This will help you identify which CI projects are worth it based on impact.
Read the below article to help you determine which CI Projects are worth investing in, based on downtime reasons.
Top Downtime Reasons & Suggested CI Projects to Address the issues
Below are some examples of projects you can do based on your top downtime codes.
Typical Downtime Reasons:
- No Operator
- Running Multiple Machines
- Need Hire
Typical Downtime Reasons:
- Getting Setup Cart
- Loading the Machine
- Getting Oil
Typical Downtime Reasons:
- Break/Lunch
- Meeting
- Training
Typical Downtime Reasons:
- Getting Setup Cart
- Setup/Changeover
- Waiting for quality to approve setup
Typical Downtime Reasons:
- Waiting on Materials
- Waiting on Maintenance
- Waiting on QC
- Waiting on Supervisor
Typical Downtime Reasons:
- Machine Breakdown
- Waiting on Maintenance
- PMs