The Performance of Productive Systems: Indicators, Influencing Factors, Improvement Solutions

Abstract

Nowadays, the demanding requirements of the market and the accelerated pace of change are the main threats to the production systems. The survival and success of a production system depends on its ability to produce goods adapted to the requirements, the speed with which it responds to requests, the prices of products, etc. These requirements must be considered permanently, throughout the life of the productive system, materializing in specific performance indicators. Performance indicators are defined for all relevant departments and functions of the company, starting from its strategic objectives. The Key Performance Indicators are the relevant indicators regarding the performance of the system to which they refer. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the efficiency of the use of human resources and equipment for a component assembly line in the automotive industry. The considered performance indicators were labour productivity and OEE. In the presented case study, it was shown how and to what extent the adopted work method and work organization influence the considered KPIs values. Also, the causes of deviations from the planned levels and possible solutions for improvement were highlighted.