Manufacturing KPIs

What each KPI means, how it's calculated, and why it matters.

Utilisation

Formula: ACTIVE time / Total tracked time x 100. Shows how much capacity is used for production.

Availability

Formula: (Total - Unplanned downtime) / Total x 100. Planned downtime doesn't reduce availability.

Throughput

Parts per hour, target attainment %, total parts. Shows actual output.

Stoppage Pareto

Top reasons machines stop, ranked by duration. 80/20 rule for improvement focus.

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures — avg ACTIVE duration before ALARM. Low = frequent failures.

MTTR

Mean Time To Repair — avg ALARM duration. High = slow maintenance response.

CombinationMeaning
High MTBF + Low MTTRReliable, quick recovery (ideal)
Low MTBF + Low MTTRFrequent failures, quick fixes
High MTBF + High MTTRRare failures, slow recovery
Low MTBF + High MTTRCritical attention needed

Scrap

Total rejected parts per machine, reported via uns-input.