It is very important for the correct calculation of production efficiency (mainly OEE) to correctly configure the maximum production speed (also known as nominal capacity) of the process.

This is because these ratios are calculated on the basis of theoretical maximum production. This theoretical production is calculated by multiplying the time that the process should be working by the nominal capacity or maximum production speed.

Examples:

    • In the case of a machine: the user's guide of a machine indicates that the machine is capable of producing 50 units per minute. We will introduce 50 as Cycle Unit and 60 seconds as Cycle Time. Remember that cycle time must be in seconds.
    • In the case of persons, or other more complex processes: generally Cycle Unit will be 1 and Cycle Time will be the time in seconds that the person or process will need to produce 1 unit of result.

It is possible to allow the worker to indicate the results that he will produce and the time that he will need to produce them. For that specific use please contact your technical support.

"Cycle Units" and "Cycle Time" can be configured in different places of the system, and it will try to find them informed (different than zero) following this order. Once the system finds "Cycle Units" and "Cycle Time" informed, it will not continue to read these fields in the next level:

    1. The fields of the active Result.
    2. In the active work order.
    3. For the active process, status and result at Configure Processes-Statuses-Results relations.
    4. For the process at Configure Processes.