Overall Equipment Effectiveness Improvement
Effectiveness measures are widely reported and rarely used to change anything. This course covers measuring equipment effectiveness honestly and attacking the biggest losses.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Measures reported everywhere and used nowhere
- 02Availability, performance and quality losses defined
- 03Loss data collection that supports analysis
- 04Definitions that flatter the number and how to avoid them
- 05Identifying and prioritising the largest losses
- 06Improvement activity targeted at specific losses
- 07Sustaining gains and preventing measurement drift
What you will gain
- Measure availability, performance and quality losses
- Collect loss data that supports analysis
- Avoid the definitions that flatter the number
- Identify and prioritise the largest losses
- Run improvement activity against specific losses
- Sustain gains and prevent measurement drift
Who should attend
- Production and maintenance managers
- Continuous improvement practitioners
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Reliability and process engineers
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 4 Nov 2026 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 16 to 18 Nov 2026 | London | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 7 to 9 Dec 2026 | Dubai | 3 Days | US$1,500 | |
| 11 to 13 Jan 2027 | Pretoria | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 16 to 18 Feb 2027 | Durban | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 26 to 28 Apr 2027 | Cape Town | 3 Days | R13,000 | |
| 22 to 24 Jun 2027 | Johannesburg | 3 Days | R13,000 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
Enquire about this course
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- R13,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 3 Days
- Field
- Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Management
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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