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OEE Calculator: Unlock hidden capacity in industrial manufacturing

Lost overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is output you have already paid for but never produce. Use our OEE calculator to see how much extra capacity and contribution your current lines could deliver, then see how Infor connects live manufacturing data with AI agents that can take controlled action.

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Assess and eliminate your hidden factory

Downtime, slower cycles and quality failures quietly cut the output your lines could deliver — and by the time most manufacturers find the cause, it's gone. Infor CloudSuites for industrial manufacturing surface losses at source, and Infor Velocity Suite puts AI to work on live operational data, so it can act, not just advise:

  • Spot issues as they emerge, while the shift can still respond
  • Recommend the next best action for the right person
  • Start approved actions inside the workflow
  • Recover capacity before losses compound

Grounded in your processes and data, with every action traceable and auditable. AI built in, not bolted on.

OEE Calculator: Get more from the assets you already own

OEE multiplies, it doesn’t average. A line running at 90% availability, 90% performance, and 95% quality is actually operating at 77% OEE. That gap is hidden capacity you already own but aren’t converting into output. Enter your production and economic data to see:

  • Your actual OEE and current productive output
  • The additional output available at your target and at world-class OEE
  • The annual contribution unlocked by closing the gap

Turn OEE improvement into a clear, board-ready business case for increasing output from the assets you already own.

  1. 1
    Describe your line

    Rated speed, planned hours, and how many identical lines you run. This is the size of the asset you already own.

    Your line
    good units per hour at full speed
    scheduled hours per year

    Pick your industry for typical published figures. They load into the sliders as a starting point, and you can adjust every one of them.

  2. 2
    Set OEE today vs target

    Three factors, multiplied. Move each one to set where you are today and where you want to be.

    Your OEE, today vs target
    Availability
    85.0%
    90.0%
    Performance
    82.0%
    88.0%
    Quality
    94.0%
    95.0%
    Current OEE65.5%
    Target OEE75.2%
  3. 3
    Add your economics

    Selling price and variable cost turn recovered output into profit. Recovered output is valued at contribution, not revenue.

    Your economics
    Currency
    materials plus variable conversion
    optional, unlocks the unit-cost insight
    Contribution per good unit$12.00$60.00 selling price less $48.00 variable cost

Your hidden factory

Based on your inputs, here is the output and profit your existing line could already be producing.
Current good output471,730units per year at your current OEE
Extra good output recovered+69,998units per year from reaching your target OEE
Additional annual profit$839,981recovered units at your contribution per unit
Hidden factory to world class 85%$1,683,245+140,270 units to reach 85%the full gap between today and world class
Theoretical maximum720,000units per year at 100% OEE
OEE, current vs target
Current OEE28.6%
Target OEE36.3%

The vertical line marks world class OEE at 85% (Nakajima).

Current OEETarget OEE
Lifting OEE from 28.6% to 36.3%, a gain of 7.7 points, unlocks 1,092,579 more good units a year, worth $14,684,263 in additional annual profit. No new equipment, no extra shifts, and no change to your product mix.

Where the gains come from

Each factor valued on its own, with the other two held at today's level. They do not sum to the total, because the factors compound.

Availability$7,308,809lifting availability alone
Performance$0lifting performance alone
Quality$6,509,060lifting quality alone
Download your results

Figures are directional estimates based on the values you enter, not a guarantee of results. Industry examples are typical published benchmarks for guidance only, so enter your own numbers for a result specific to your line.

Your hidden factory numbers are ready

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