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Why slow down? Factors affecting speed loss in process manufacturing

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Loss of production speed is an unavoidable reality for process manufacturers. Reduced production speeds are shown to consume 9–15% of available production capacity in various production contexts and create substantial costs for capital-intensive process industries. Amongst the least examined of the six big efficiency losses measured within total productive maintenance, speed loss presents significant opportunities for potential efficiency improvements in manufacturing companies. Based on the literature, this paper presents a framework of the factors related to speed loss, including three overall dimensions: technology factors, human factors and product factors. Next, a case study of two production lines to investigate this framework and quantify the scale of speed loss for the factors identified in the case study. For quantification, generalised least squares regression is performed to study the relationship between each factor and speed loss. The analysis of the production data reveals that technology and human factors have the strongest correlations with speed losses in this industry and account for the most speed loss. This research can directly support operational improvement initiatives in practice by identifying the factors with the strongest relationships to speed loss, aiding practitioners to select the most relevant means to improve speed and identify appropriate overall equipment effectiveness targets.

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The researchers thank the Innovation Fund of Denmark for its sponsorship of this research.

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  1. DTU Management, Technical University of Denmark, Akademivej B358, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    Alexandria Trattner

  2. DTU Management, Technical University of Denmark, Akademivej B358, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    Lars Hvam

  3. Department of Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management, University of Southern Denmark, Universitetsparken 1, DK-6000, Kolding, Denmark

    Anders Haug

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Trattner, A., Hvam, L. & Haug, A. Why slow down? Factors affecting speed loss in process manufacturing. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 106, 2021–2034 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-04559-4

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