Knowledge: Transformative production strategies

How predictive maintenance minimizes unplanned downtime, reduces costs, and maximizes equipment availability—for future-proof production.

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) boosts production output by maximizing equipment availability. Learn how TPM optimizes production processes, reduces waste, and makes maintenance activities more efficient.

How manufacturing companies use Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to optimize their production performance. Use OEE to identify downtime and improve processes.

How to reduce waste and increase efficiency in manufacturing facilities using the principles and methods of lean management. Examples from manufacturing and assembly.

Bagging, as the final step in the production process, often determines efficiency and product quality—and, with OEE rates of only 30–40%, holds enormous, often untapped potential for optimization.

Why does dust occur during bagging – and how can it be prevented technically? Causes, ATEX risks, and solutions for clean bagging processes.

The cycle time measures the processing time of a production step and is crucial for process optimization. In addition, the differences to throughput time and cycle time as well as strategies for reduction.

Lead time describes the time span from the start of production to completion. Find out how it is calculated, what influencing factors there are and how companies can reduce lead time.

How time, cost and quality-related key figures in production reveal weak points and optimize processes - for greater efficiency.

By implementing lean methods as part of strategic lean management, GREIF-VELOX is realizing leaner battery production with the Velovac.

The 5S method is a lean management approach to creating an organized, clean and standardized workplace. 5S increases efficiency, reduces waste and increases safety in production and the office.