Abstract
Purpose- The purpose of this study is to formulate a benchmark to increase the tyre curing press production rate while minimizing tyre curing press downtime and maintenance cost with the help of maintenance management technique based on overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Design/ methodology/ approach- The methodology is based on determining overall equipment effectiveness of tyre curing press before and after rectifying the causes of failures. Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) technique is used to find out the root causes of repetitive failures in tyre curing press by using risk priority number (RPN).
Findings- Significant change in the value of OEE is observed after rectifying the repetitive failures which were determined using failure mode and effect analysis technique (FMEA). Thus, it is concluded that the OEE and FMEA assists in improving industrial performance and competitiveness of the production
equipment studied.
Practical Implications- This study can be applied in any tyre manufacturing industry in order to take competitive benefits like reduction in equipment downtime, increased production and reduction in maintenance cost.
Originality/value- The angle, from which the paper approaches the bottleneck problem in a tyre production line, is original for the studied company and shows positives results. It allows the company to apply the same approach in their other production equipment, lines and factories to achieve an improvement in industrial performance and competitiveness.
Design/ methodology/ approach- The methodology is based on determining overall equipment effectiveness of tyre curing press before and after rectifying the causes of failures. Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) technique is used to find out the root causes of repetitive failures in tyre curing press by using risk priority number (RPN).
Findings- Significant change in the value of OEE is observed after rectifying the repetitive failures which were determined using failure mode and effect analysis technique (FMEA). Thus, it is concluded that the OEE and FMEA assists in improving industrial performance and competitiveness of the production
equipment studied.
Practical Implications- This study can be applied in any tyre manufacturing industry in order to take competitive benefits like reduction in equipment downtime, increased production and reduction in maintenance cost.
Originality/value- The angle, from which the paper approaches the bottleneck problem in a tyre production line, is original for the studied company and shows positives results. It allows the company to apply the same approach in their other production equipment, lines and factories to achieve an improvement in industrial performance and competitiveness.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Jul 2016 |
Keywords
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
- Risk Priority Number
- Tyre curing press
