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Overall Equipment Effectiveness

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How to calculate overall equipment effectiveness

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) combines availability, performance, and quality into a single manufacturing efficiency score.

How the calculation works

OEE = (Availability × Performance ÷ 100) × (Quality rate ÷ 100).

Example

A combined availability×performance figure of 75% and a quality rate of 96%: (75÷100)×(96÷100)×100 = 0.75×0.96×100 = 72%.

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Result = ([Availability u00d7 performance] ÷ 100) × ([Quality rate] ÷ 100) × 100.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness

OEE = (Availability × Performance ÷ 100) × (Quality rate ÷ 100).

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Pro Tips for Overall Equipment Effectiveness

  1. A 'world-class' OEE benchmark is often cited around 85%, though this varies by industry and equipment type.
  2. OEE's three components (availability, performance, quality) each point to different improvement levers — track them individually, not just the combined score, to know where to focus.

Common Overall Equipment Effectiveness Mistakes to Avoid

  • Looking only at the combined OEE score without breaking down which of the three components (availability, performance, quality) is the biggest drag on it.

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) combines availability, performance, and quality into a single manufacturing efficiency score.

Content reviewed: August 2026 · Robert Threadgill
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