Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): a comprehensive user and implementation guide to identifying and reducing all losses on each (production) machine.Your machine fleet may, in fact, be twice as large as you realise. You see, alongside each machine, there is often an identical ‘hidden’ machine. The secret lies in uncovering this hidden capacity and making the most of it. ‘The Mystery of the Hidden Machine’ offers you the key to unlocking this secret: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). This measurement tool, which originated in Japan, sheds light on production losses and, consequently, enables them to be resolved through improvement strategies such as TPM, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma. The book is suitable both for in-depth study and for a quick overview of the key points of OEE. In other words, it is the ideal guide for operators, mechanics and team leaders, as well as for management and the human resources department.For those wishing to learn more about OEE based on the IATF 16949 standard, this book offers a comprehensive overview.