The Downtime Explorer tool is a great way of both getting am overview of your data and also being able to dive deep into specific data. Below are some common questions your staff can start asking to uncover valuable insights.
Viewing Downtime Data in Explore
Before diving into your data, it's important to understand how to use the Explore module. To learn how to use this tool, please see our article Viewing Downtime Data in Explore.
Downtime
Below are some example questions to ask yourself about your factory along with the Sub-Reason combinations in Explore to get answers to those questions.
Downtime by Reason
Helps to identify the leading cause for downtime at the facility and help you to identify solutions to lower the amount of downtime or eliminate it all together
Sub Reasons to investigate:
- Date>Reason>Sub-reason
Downtime by Machine
Helps to identify which machines would benefit the most from an improvement project.
Sub Reasons to investigate:
- Machine>Reason>Sub-Reason
- Machine>Reason or Sub-Reason>Operator
- Machine>Reason or Sub-Reason>Shift
Downtime by Date
Helps to identify the dates that your factory had more downtime than usual.
Note: Data can be with dates grouped by day or week. When you view by weeks, it's easier to dive into larger sets of data and identify trends.
Sub-Reasons to investigate.
- Date>Shift>Machine
- Date>Shift>Operator
- Date>Shift>Part
Downtime by Shift
Helps to identify which shift is having the largest downtime and whether it may be a staffing or training issue.
Sub Reasons to investigate:
- Shift>Machine>Reason or Sub-Reason
- Shift>Machine>Operator
Downtime by Part
Helps to identify which parts cause the most downtime and identify the reasons associated with it.
Sub Reasons to investigate:
- Date>Part>Operator
- Date>Part>Machine
Downtime by Operator
Helps to identify which operator is causing most downtime, which may allow you to assign them to another set of machines or offer additional training.
Sub Reasons to investigate:
- Operator>Machine>Reason or Sub-reason
- Operator>Part>Reason or Sub-reason