At the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant named after Yu. A. Gagarin (KnAAZ), the first module of a program to improve the efficiency of high-performance machine tools in machining workshops has started. The project is being implemented jointly with experts from the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and is aimed at identifying production time losses and increasing overall equipment effectiveness.
As part of the program, line managers, process engineers, and production development specialists analyze the organization of machine operation and study overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) indicators, which allow assessing how rationally working time is used.
MAI experts emphasize that the key task of the first stage is to see the production system as a whole, identify hidden deviations and systemic causes of efficiency reduction, without limiting themselves to local problems of individual units and operations.
Production representatives note that even with modern and unique equipment, the nature of losses is largely common to the enterprise and requires a systematic approach to analysis.
Based on the results of the current stage, participants are forming a database of observations, which will serve as the basis for developing corrective measures in the next module of the program.