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DELMIAworks

DELMIAworks (formerly IQMS) ERP is developed specifically for SMB and large discrete and batch process manufacturers in the aerospace, medical device, automotive, food and beverage, consumer products, plastics, packaging, and elec...Read more about DELMIAworks

4.1 (288 reviews)

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SafetyChain

SafetyChain's digital plant management platform gives process manufacturers the flexibility to rapidly address urgent challenges while offering scalability to expand and drive long-term value. • Gain visibility and control of qua...Read more about SafetyChain

4.6 (57 reviews)

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MaintainX

MaintainX is a web-based CMMS tool that can be used on mobile devices. It aims to improve workflow completion and strengthen team communication. It can be used by operational teams in small to large businesses. This solution allow...Read more about MaintainX

4.8 (552 reviews)

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proGrow

proGrow is an intelligent web platform dedicated to industrial frontline operations, with state-of-the-art IoT connectivity and data analysis. In a nutshell, proGrow converts any equipment or workstation online. With customizable...Read more about proGrow

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UpKeep

UpKeep is an Asset Operations Management solution that helps businesses scale by giving every Maintenance and Reliability team the tools and information they need to run Operations efficiently and effectively. From your desktop to...Read more about UpKeep

Fiix

Fiix is a cloud-based computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that helps businesses organize their maintenance departments, get on top of maintenance backlog, and work towards preventive maintenance. The CMMS helps man...Read more about Fiix

Limble CMMS

A maintenance solution simple enough that even your boss will use it. Our average customer reduces downtime by 32%, increases productivity by 26%, reduces part spend by 23% and increases asset life by 18%. All of this within a m...Read more about Limble CMMS

SafetyCulture

iAuditor by SafetyCulture is an inspection checklist application that allows users to build checklists, file reports and conduct inspections through a tablet or mobile phone. The solution is designed for a wide range of industries...Read more about SafetyCulture

QAD Redzone

QAD Redzone is the #1 Connected Workforce Solution for manufacturers big and small. As champions of the frontline worker, QAD Redzone provides a surprisingly simple and remarkably powerful solution to empower, engage and energize ...Read more about QAD Redzone

SISMETRO

Sismetro is an easy-to-use software platform that enables users to make intelligent decisions based on their data. Sismetro helps business owners understand, manage and track their maintenance needs through a simpler method of dep...Read more about SISMETRO

ProShop ERP

ProShop is a machine shop and manufacturing process management solution designed for small and midsize manufacturers. It offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing execution system (MES) and quality management system...Read more about ProShop ERP

Tractian

TracOS™ is a streamlined system for maintenance management. With an intuitive app, the software gives mobile-first, real-time data to maintenance technicians, while providing industrial decision-makers with comprehensive oversight...Read more about Tractian

IBM Maximo Application Suite

IBM Maximo Application Suite is an asset management solution that combines enterprise asset management with maintenance management. From a single system, companies can monitor and manage the full lifecycle of their enterprise asse...Read more about IBM Maximo Application Suite

Evocon

Evocon is an OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) solution designed to help businesses within the manufacturing industry to monitor production, track downtime, automate data collection from machines, and analyze performance in re...Read more about Evocon

Prodsmart

Prodsmart is the SMB manufacturer’s gateway to digitization. It’s a complete, modular solution that gets any production environment ready for the future of manufacturing. Prodsmart empowers SMBs with data. By gathering insight o...Read more about Prodsmart

L2L Connected Workforce Platform

L2L is the only Connected Workforce Platform that helps your shop floor workers manufacture better together. L2L has five modules that help manufacturers eliminate waste and maximize production throughput across their operations...Read more about L2L Connected Workforce Platform

WorkClout

WorkClout is a quality management platform for automotive parts manufacturers. Our software helps streamline & automate internal audits, document control, visual inspections, training, and preventive quality design. With WorkClo...Read more about WorkClout

GainSeeker Suite

GainSeeker is a statistical process control solution that helps businesses across industries such as aerospace, automotive, packaging, electronics and more to collect and analyze their manufacturing data and make business decision...Read more about GainSeeker Suite

PULSAR

PULSAR is a cloud-based platform that enables real-time monitoring of industrial machinery and plants. The technology leverages sensors and AI to collect data from industrial processes and transform it into real-time performance i...Read more about PULSAR

ACCEPT

ACCEPT is a cloud-based quality management solution, designed to help businesses track the production process, ensure the traceability of products through identification and mapping and maintain compliance with product specificati...Read more about ACCEPT

Buyers Guide

Last Updated: March 16, 2023

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is an important and commonly tracked key performance indicator (KPI) that conveys how effectively assets are used in a manufacturing setting. It serves as a benchmark that shows you exactly how production is going and where to improve.

OEE is such an important part of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing that software exists specifically to help companies track and optimize it. By using this software, companies can make significant improvements to boost production and reduce costs.

Hands down, OEE software is the best tool available to utilize production data and see a real manufacturing impact. This guide is designed to help software seekers learn more about how the system works, its benefits and purchasing details to make the best choice.

In this guide, we'll cover:

What Is OEE Software?

Common Features of OEE Software

What Type of Buyer Are You?

Benefits and Potential Issues

Market Trends to Understand

Pricing and Purchasing Options

What Is OEE Software?

OEE software helps gather and analyze the production data you create every day in order to see where you're wasting time and money. These systems transform this dark data into visuals that reveal trends or immediate problems. For example, waterfall and bar charts can help you see which manufacturing process contributes to downtime. It lets you take a deep dive to see the OEE of a certain product, shift or facility at a glance.

OEE is typically calculated as (Availability x Performance x Quality). Each of these components is quantifiable, and the OEE software uses this information to present the data in dashboards. These data visualizations give you a view of the trends and potential problems throughout the manufacturing process.

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An example of a dashboard as seen in IQMS ERP

In addition to real-time dashboards, OEE systems include strong reporting functionality to generate reports on any production process. This way, you can easily share performance reports with the appropriate departments.

Common Features of OEE Software

Data collection

Enables the transfer of performance data from assets on the production line by integrating with controllers on machines, then manipulating the data into various formats.

Alerts and notifications

The system allows users to set up custom alerts so the appropriate worker is notified if performance readings from machines exceeds a certain threshold, indicating a problem that needs attention.

Dashboard

Users can customize a KPI dashboard to include their most critical metrics to see OEE at a glance on a desktop computer or through any web-enabled device.

Reporting

Generate reports using the data gathered from production machines on specific products, assets or locations.

Analytics

Some vendors offer stronger data-leveraging functionality beyond static reports—Analytics goes another step to pull insights from the data to improve manufacturing performance.

What Type of Buyer Are You?

Whether you're just getting started with software or ready to optimize parts of your manufacturing business, several types of systems exist to assist you in your goals:

  • You're new to manufacturing software. Perhaps you're a small manufacturer using manual methods (like spreadsheets) to track production and quality. To begin automating your daily tasks, look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This holistic software can assist your entire operation from tracking materials and inventory to supply chain management and sales.

  • You need to improve overall quality. A couple of types of manufacturing software are designed to gather data about production quality and drive improvements. A manufacturing execution system (MES) is focused on optimizing all the specific processes that go into producing a finished item. An OEE system contributes to quality as well by providing benchmarks to achieve.

  • You want to improve a specific process. This could include capacity planning, inventory or PLM. Some systems are built to improve specific parts of the production process.

  • Capacity planning software factors in all the labor hours, raw materials, equipment and other resources to determine how to plan production in the most efficient way possible.

  • Inventory management software tracks all the materials and parts needed to produce an item, helps to reduce carrying costs and optimizes stock-on-hand.

  • Product lifecycle management (PLM) software is focused on product quality, using design, engineering and data analytics tools to maximize the value of a product from creation to sale to disposal.

Benefits and Potential Issues

OEE software leads to a few key manufacturing benefits:

Real-time production visibility. Without the right technology, there is no effective way to keep an eye on production metrics in real-time. OEE software gives manufacturers a valuable view into their operations to reveal opportunities for improvement.

True data-driven decisions. Now with a visual dashboard of the most important KPIs for a certain type of manufacturing, companies can make more confident business decisions based on actual data, instead of what they thought was happening on the production line.

Encourages ongoing improvements. Visualizing production data ensures that the performance of the manufacturing process is a consistent source for decision-making—The data offer clear ways to improve production.

Market Trends to Understand

Some events occurring in the world of manufacturing may impact your software selection decision:

Outsourcing is beneficial if done strategically. Even as thousands manufacturing jobs are coming back to the United States from countries like China and Germany, strategic outsourcing is becoming a popular business move. The growth and diverse nature of external manufacturing companies offer opportunities for beneficial partnerships. These outside companies can produce different parts of the same end product for significant cost savings and a boost to efficiency.

Affordable technology enables condition monitoring for small manufacturing. When technologies become cheaper, more small businesses are able to use sensors or other devices to gather and use data from the production line. This technology is also beneficial for maintenance management of important assets, extending their useful life by catching problems early.

3D printing can reduce costs, boost complexity of designs. Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing in a manufacturing setting, is becoming a more common practice by companies of all types and sizes. 3D printing allows manufacturers to create more complex parts in a single print, which can reduce the burden on other production machines and increase efficiency.

Pricing and Purchasing Options

Most OEE software vendors don't offer specific pricing publicly, but those who do typically offer a cloud-based system with subscription pricing per month or year. Additional costs may be required to integrate additional assets.

Maybe you prefer to keep your data close by—Most vendors also offer on-premise OEE systems, installed on your computers. Compared to cloud-based software, on-premise systems usually include a higher one-time payment for perpetual use. With on-premise software, your company may also need to invest in IT staff who can secure and maintain the servers and software.