Tom Mentink on LinkedIn: There's still time to reserve your spot in my live Capacity & Labour… (2024)

It took a bit of technical juggling, but here it is: my first live broadcast - the Capacity & Labour workshop!We go into which OEE data you need about your production lines,Bring that together into an overall machine time overview, realising that this is also the total "Manned time" of our machines together.If we compare that to the total available time, we get the Asset Utilisation of each line - super valuable information when planning next year's volume targets, because you don't want to plan any line over 95%.All this information gives us great discussion points for the operational management team - which lines should be prioritised for OEE improvements? (perhaps we can't even make next year's volumes without improving line efficiency...)Then we bring the Labour component into it:How many people are needed to man the line?Multiply the Manned Machine hours with that Manning norm, and we get the nett Direct Labour requirement.But of course our factory uses more direct labour - we've got a bunch of semi- and non-value added activities on the Labour front too: absence, trainings, administration, special rework, idling, etc.Again great information for the operational management team to spot and discuss opportunities, strategy and priorities.Already during the live workshop, people asked me where they can get the file I used during the presentation - it's available in two places:1. As a stand-alone download from my website: https://www.tommentink.com (scroll down a bit)2. It's included in the upcoming Capacity & Labour challenge (https://lnkd.in/gSvmrFnD), during which you will do this C&L analysis for your department or factory with my guidance and the support of all participants. A great way to learn in practice, receive direct support on any obstacles you encounter, and immediately generate a tangible result for your organisation!#continuousimprovement #capacityplanning #labour https://lnkd.in/ghdXZjNZ

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I'm all prepped for next Tuesday's live Capacity & Labour workshop - you are joining, right?✅ Workshop content and presentation✅ New camera and lighting setup✅ Software set up (hopefully 😅)✅ Bunch of people already signed up✅ Healthy mix of enthusiasm and anxietyIf you haven't registered yet, here's the link: https://lnkd.in/epC2U58A

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OEE of a line isn't as important as what that does with the total Machine time needed to produce your budgeted volumes. What is your Asset Utilisation?Total Machine time is not just the pure production time, but also the time lost to activities like Breakdowns, Cleaning, Maintenance, Quality Defects, etc.If this total Machine time come close to your Available time, you're utilising your assets to their maximum. That might sound nice and efficient, but you're going to be in trouble if you catch a bad spell of breakdowns or plan to increase volumes. That's why we aim for about 95% Asset Utilisation as a rule of thumb.Is is true that a high A.U. is efficient, and if you have buffer stock it shouldn't be a big problem for you. But this utilisation does give you a very important indicator for where to prioritise your OEE Improvement Efforts. Improving a line with low OEE is only useful for reducing Labour costs - that can be worth quite a bit, but usually it's worth more to improve a bottleneck line and be able to sell more products.#continousimprovement #OEE #capacityplanninghttps://lnkd.in/ebvDBbhh

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OEE of a line isn't as important as what that does with the total Machine time needed to produce your budgeted volumes. What is your Asset Utilisation?Total Machine time is not just the pure production time, but also the time lost to activities like Breakdowns, Cleaning, Maintenance, Quality Defects, etc.If this total Machine time come close to your Available time, you're utilising your assets to their maximum. That might sound nice and efficient, but you're going to be in trouble if you catch a bad spell of breakdowns or plan to increase volumes. That's why we aim for about 95% Asset Utilisation as a rule of thumb.Is is true that a high A.U. is efficient, and if you have buffer stock it shouldn't be a big problem for you. But this utilisation does give you a very important indicator for where to prioritise your OEE Improvement Efforts. Improving a line with low OEE is only useful for reducing Labour costs - that can be worth quite a bit, but usually it's worth more to improve a bottleneck line and be able to sell more products.#continousimprovement #OEE #capacityplanninghttps://lnkd.in/ebvDBbhh

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Hoe bepaal jij eigenlijk welke OEE jullie lijnen moeten draaien?Wat is een punt OEE überhaupt waard?Dat zijn belangrijke vragen in de 'Visioning loop' voor iedere productielocatie. Want om de zoveel tijd (minstens 1x per jaar) zou je eens stil moeten staan bij welke doelen je op verschillende KPI's zet, en welke KPI's verbeterd moeten worden. Want als je ze allemaal wilt verbeteren, dan gaat dat waarschijnlijk niet lukken - prioriteiten stellen is ook kiezen wat je niet gaat doen.Specifiek op OEE, machinecapaciteit en de daarvoor benodigde hoeveelheid directe manuren, geef ik volgende week dinsdag een live training - als dat voor jou (of iemand uit je team) interessant is, geef je dan gratis op! https://lnkd.in/epC2U58A

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I love this place - that is, I love how the entrepreneur-owner built this up with his own hands and made sure the first guests could be welcomed this summer.Couple months ago, I was chatting with the owner while he was still digging cable trenches to all the camper places and actually building that common area building on the left. Now the camping place is up and running, and he has his first paying guests.Still remember him saying "We will open this season, not everything will be done, but all the essentials will be. You just have to clearly communicate to your guests what will and won't be available, and adjust your price a bit." and "Separate tents won't be permitted and I'm not going to make a children's playground - that will attract visitors that my main clientele doesn't appreciate, so by not having these amenities I'll get exactly those people that fit well with our concept."What a brilliant entrepreneur, a man to learn from: Minimum Viable Product and Customer Segmentation are not only for internet startups - it's important for any business!

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If you want to learn how to do a Capacity &. Labour analysis, sign up for my first ever FREE LIVE WORKSHOP!https://lnkd.in/epC2U58AI suggest every factory analyses their Line Capacities at least yearly, it will give you a good overview of Output Constraints, where to focus OEE Improvements, if you can even make next year's budget volume, and more.And combining this Capacity Analysis with a Direct Labour study, you'll immediately see your Labour losses due to Machine Effectiveness and those due to other categories.This is one of the strongest OEE and Labour overviews you can make for your factory!The live Capacity & Labour workshop will be on Tuesday 3 September at 16:30 Amsterdam time (7:30 Los Angeles, 10:30 New York, 20:00 Delhi).Even if you can't make that time, do still sign up - it will allow you to watch the replay (not as fun, but still very useful).

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It's so nice to see the following and appreciation for my video grow day over day - very motivating and fulfilling 😃 Thank you for being on my Continuous Improvement journey with me

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Capacity & Labour analysis is a great tool to set your priorities for OEE improvement, identify risks for meeting planned output and determine how much direct labour is needed.The C&L analysis uses two main concepts: Machine time & Manning norm.Machine time is how much time you need to do something with your line in order to produce your products - that's not just your pure production time, but also all the time lost to breakdowns, cleaning, maintenance, etc.If you compare Machine time to the Total Available time in the same period, you'll get Asset Utilisation, more about the importance of that parameter in next week's video 😉The Manning norm comes into play after you've determined the Machine time, since you'll have to man that machine with a certain number of operators - that's your Manning norm. So Machine time x Manning norm is your total require number of Man-hours of Direct Labour.Your actual Direct Labour spend is likely to be higher - due to illness, administrative work, training, wrong personnel planning, and many other reasons. We'll cover that in the upcoming live workshop, make sure you register for that one.#continousimprovement #profitandloss #labor https://lnkd.in/e6rEwmdY

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