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Operational Excellence12 min

How to Set an OEE Target From Your Own Operating Baseline

A step-by-step method for setting an OEE target from your plant's documented availability, performance, quality, and constraint data, using external benchmarks as context only.

Thomas Brandt · September 24, 2026

Operational Excellence16 min

The True Cost of Unplanned Downtime: Beyond Lost Production

Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers 5-20% of production capacity annually. The hidden expenses-emergency parts, overtime, quality defects, and customer penalties-often exceed the production loss itself.

Thomas Brandt · April 6, 2026