Improving the Overall Equipment Effectiveness of a Machine: Case of a Float Glass Manufacturer in India

Constant upgradation is the key to survival for any industry in the present competitive and challenging environment. Gold Plus Group, apart from being the first wholly owned Indian group to manufacture float glass, is also known for being a benchmark of quality. This study highlights the major issue...

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Published in:ICFAI journal of operations management 2014-08, Vol.13 (3), p.56-56
Main Authors: Jasial, Sumeet Singh, Pal, S S, Thakur, Vinayak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarking
Benchmarks
Constants
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Failure
Floats
Glass
Glass & glassware industry
Gold
India
Manufacturers
Product quality
Roots
Studies
Survival
Testing laboratories
Working hours
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Summary:Constant upgradation is the key to survival for any industry in the present competitive and challenging environment. Gold Plus Group, apart from being the first wholly owned Indian group to manufacture float glass, is also known for being a benchmark of quality. This study highlights the major issues that are needed to be studied in order to increase the overall equipment effectiveness of a machine. Besides, how the root cause of the problems should be identified and how to get to the actual root cause through why-why analysis has been presented in this study.
ISSN:0972-6888