{"id":4066,"date":"2021-05-06T03:21:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T09:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:16:45","slug":"productive-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/productive-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways to Improve Production Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]PE is a simple score of efficiency. To improve it, you will need more information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many organizations use <\/span>metrics<\/span> like <\/span>overall equipment effectiveness<\/span><\/a> to find precisely where waste is happening. That is similar to how maintenance teams use <\/span>MTTR<\/a> and MTBF<\/a><\/span> to track their performance, but goes much deeper. Those more complex calculations take a little time, but they give you a lot of direction if you want to improve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, if you do not want to dive into all that or if your organization just is not ready, there are still changes you can make that can garner major improvements. Here are our top 8:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Standardize your production processes<\/h3>\n

Standardizing business processes comes with many benefits. On the plant floor, the biggest perks are improved productivity levels and consistent product quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Manufacturers are in a unique position where they can fairly easily scale their standardization efforts. They can start by standardizing core processes on a single shop floor. When they\u2019re ready, they can expand it to other floors and facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Standardization of the production floor can include everything from the layout of the production lines to how you enter asset information into maintenance software to how you execute <\/span>visual inspections during quality control<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a great use of a CMMS like Limble that guides your team through maintenance activities using work orders and established checklists. PM and WO checklists are easy to create to make sure the whole team is doing the work the right way the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The idea is to define the most efficient way to work and make sure everyone follows best practices. The best way to put workflow standardization in practice is to <\/span>start writing SOPs<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Find and eliminate production bottlenecks<\/h3>\n

Every process has a few bottlenecks. <\/span>Eliminating bottlenecks<\/span><\/a> is a great way to increase your productivity without buying more equipment or hiring more people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bottlenecks usually come in one of three forms:<\/span><\/p>\n