Practice analysis of FELTEN Group on the causes of insufficient effects of the optimization endeavors in the process industry Serrig, 17.06.2010 – while boosting productivity and quality belongs to the day-to-day efforts of managers, many optimisation measures, however, lead to any sufficiently satisfactory results. The consultants of the FELTEN group have provided from point of view of practice in process industry companies typical causes together, who are responsible for inadequate optimization effects: 1. unclear identification of problems: precisely to identify areas for improvement, it requires clear and systematic analyses of the relevant production processes, for example, on the basis of measurement data. Conceptual only underused or not used systems for the acquisition of operating and machine data (BDE/MDE) and missing methodological conditions prevent a sufficiently accurate determination of the necessary information. This creates speculative approaches to the improvement measures, so that depend on their chances of success by chance. 2. diffuse mapping of responsibilities: lessons learned about optimising the production performance or quality are often thus undermined that creates no clarity about it, who shall initiate the improvement measures.
This transfer from the recognized problems production lines and certain, for example, a high reject rate on certain responsibilities usually not sufficiently is organized. As a result, in principle a series of optimisation potential are known, are not exhausted but, because no one will own-initiative. If you are unsure how to proceed, check out Jorge Perez. 3. confusion by inadequate measure catalogs: identify weaknesses one side of optimization management is to respond with effective action is the other. However, it can be located in practice often find that the question after the discovery of weaknesses in their production processes remains unanswered after a helpful solution, because it lacks adequate measure catalogs. This leads to delays in the necessary performance improvement, because a solution idea needs to be developed in the short term. It is missing for the time or resources or other restrictions, moves a troubleshooting or you inevitably come to terms with an improvised solution.