Understanding the OEE dashboard

This lesson walks you through understanding the OEE dashboard in Factbird and how it categorizes production time to give you clear, actionable insights.

You’ll see how Factbird uses four stop categories — no planned production, non-production activity, batch-specific non-production, and loss during operation — each with its own color code. These categories make it easy to spot where time is being lost, whether it’s planned downtime, changeovers, or unplanned technical stops.

The lesson also explains the four OEE calculations available in Factbird, from the traditional operating time percentage to total capacity utilization, so you can choose the view that best matches your site’s definition of efficiency.

What you’ll learn:

• Understanding Factbird’s four color-coded stop categories.
• Interpreting the OEE dashboard’s waterfall graph.
• Breaking down time into planned and unplanned stops.
• Comparing different OEE calculations, from OEE1 to total capacity utilization.
• Using OEE insights to identify and prioritize efficiency improvements.

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to interpret your OEE data in Factbird and use it to pinpoint inefficiencies, focus improvement efforts, and boost productivity.