3. Why Use Six Big Losses?
The Six Big Losses are very well-aligned to discrete manufacturing
and provide a more detailed perspective on equipment loss than
OEE. Since the Six Big Losses are derived from TPM, each loss maps
very well to a specific set of countermeasures. Not only do you get
more information – you get a foundation for more effective actions
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20. Equipment Losses
The 7 main equipment losses :
• Planned Losses / Shutdowns
• Equipment failures
• Start-ups
• Minor stoppages and Unloaded operation
• Lower speed
• Defective and Reprocessed Production
• Set-ups and Adjustments
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Losses that have interference in the
equipment performance”.