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33% more production with the same equipment
![From two conflicting OEE numbers to one shared calculation and target]()
The company had committed to 33% more volume. Management thought the capacity was there. The plant disagreed.
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Detection Is Not Prevention – and FMEA Doesn't Know the Difference
![FMEA detection versus prevention of root causes]()
Production increased. Scrap costs rose. Month after month. The all-important RPN score in FMEA stayed the same.
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Emissions Monitoring: Ensure Your Measurements Reflect Reality
![Process map reveals where emissions actually occur in production]()
They had spreadsheets with hundreds of measurements. And kept getting non-conformances. Again and again.
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Shared Focus First: The Missing Step in Problem Solving
![Shared problem understanding before solution - furniture manufacturer case]()
"We need better suppliers." "We need more staff in production." "Our ordering system is outdated." The solutions were clear... But did they agree on the problem?
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The Problem Wasn't the Process
![Measurement system analysis reveals whether variation comes from the process or the measurement]()
They took 600 samples per year chasing process problems. Then they discovered the issue was the measurement system.
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