Codes

About Impact Codes

Solomon Associates has developed definitions that are used to categorize operational losses as well as many other measures used to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of maintenance and operations. The Impact Codes used in Production Loss Analysis are based on operational loss categorization as defined by Solomon, which enable an organization to measure production performance and loss categorization, based on terms that are used and accepted in that organization.

About OEE Codes

Many companies report how well a manufacturing operation is running overall using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Codes. These codes categorize production losses using three specific areas: equipment availability, performance, and product quality. The losses associated with these categories are then used to calculate an overall OEE percentage, which indicates the effectiveness of the production process.

Important: OEE Codes are based on the definitions listed in the SMRP Best Practices, 4th Edition. Modification of OEE Codes should be coupled with testing the accuracy of the associated calculations.

The goal is to reach a 100% OEE level, or 100% efficiency. To achieve this, each category must operate at 100% (i.e., 0 losses are assigned to each category). The OEE level is a standard way to measure efficiency that can be compared across power generation industries (e.g., electric, refining, pulp and paper, manufacturing, chemical, mining).

In the APM system, you can categorize losses according to OEE Codes via the OEE Code field in Production Loss records. After production losses are categorized using OEE Codes, for each production unit, you can view the overall OEE percentage that is calculated by the APM system via the OEE Metric View. To view the production loss amount attributed to each OEE Code, you can view the Losses by OEE Code Metric View.

About Production Event Codes

Impact Codes and OEE Codes are only related to the loss whereas an organization requires a more granular view of what caused the loss. Production Event Codes provide a granular view of causes of loss. The Production Event Codes are not based on specific standards or industry accepted benchmarks, but rather on good and generally accepted manufacturing principles in quantifying or qualifying the reasons for a loss. Each of the codes used in Production Loss Analysis is fully customizable by the end user. Production Event Codes, however, are not related to a standard. Therefore, this is the area where we typically see the most unique or user-specific codes.

You can group Production Event Code records into categories, where each category is also represented by its own Production Event Code record. Within each category, specific types of events can be added to provide more detail about the Production Event.

Access the Codes Workspace

Procedure

  1. In the Applications menu, navigate to ADMIN > Application Settings > Production Loss Analysis.
  2. Select the Codes tab.
    The Codes workspace appears, displaying the following sections:
    • Impact Codes: Contains the following subsections:
      • Details
      • Map OEE Codes
    • OEE Codes
    • Event Codes

Access an Impact Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. In the Impact Codes section, in the pane, select the Impact Code that you want to access.
    The Details subsection appears, displaying details of the selected Impact Code.
    Note: As needed, you can modify the values in the available fields, and then select to save your changes. You cannot, however, modify the value in the Code field if:
    • The Impact Code has been provided in the baseline APM database.
    • The Impact Code is associated with a Production Loss record. You can, however, modify it if you modify the Production Loss record such that it is not linked to the Impact Code.

Access the Reference Documents in an Impact Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Impact Code whose Reference Documents you want to access.
  2. Select , and then select Reference Documents.
    A table of Reference Documents linked to the selected Impact Code appears.
    Tip: For more information, refer to the Manage Reference Documents section of the Record Manager module for additional options when working with reference documents.

Access an OEE Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. Select the OEE Codes tab.
    A list of OEE Codes appears.
  3. Select the check box next to the OEE Code that you want to access.
    Tip: To access a child OEE Code, select its parent OEE Code, and then select the check box next to the child OEE Code.
  4. Select .
    The Edit OEE Code window appears, displaying the datasheet of the selected OEE Code.
    Note: As needed, you can modify the values in the available fields, and then select to save your changes. You cannot, however, modify the value in the OEE Code field if:
    • The OEE Code has been provided in the baseline APM database.
    • The OEE Code is associated with a Production Loss record. You can, however, modify it if you modify the Production Loss record such that it is not linked to the OEE Code.

Access the Reference Documents in an OEE Code

Procedure

  1. Access the OEE Code whose Reference Documents you want to access.
  2. Select , and then select Reference Documents.
    A table of Reference Documents linked to the selected OEE Code appears.
    Tip: For more information, refer to the Manage Reference Documents section of the Record Manager module for additional options when working with reference documents.

Access a Production Event Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. Select the Event Codes tab.
    A list of Production Event Codes appears.
  3. Select the check box next to the Production Event Code that you want to access.
    Tip: To access a child Production Event Code, select its parent Production Event Code, and then select the check box next to the child Production Event Code.
  4. Select .
    The Edit Production Event Code window appears, displaying the datasheet of the selected Production Event Code.
    Note: As needed, you can modify the values in the available fields, and then select to save your changes. You cannot, however, modify the value in the Code field if:
    • The Production Event Code has been provided in the baseline APM database.
    • The Production Event Code is associated with a Production Event record or a Production Unit record. You can, however, modify it if you modify the Production Event record or the Production Unit record such that it is not linked to the Production Event Code.

Access the Reference Documents in a Production Event Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Production Event Code whose Reference Documents you want to access.
  2. Select , and then select Reference Documents.
    A table of Reference Documents linked to the selected Production Event Code appears.
    Tip: For more information, refer to the Manage Reference Documents section of the Record Manager module for additional options when working with reference documents.

Create an OEE Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. Select the OEE Codes tab.
    A list of OEE Codes appears.
  3. Select .
    Tip: To add a child OEE Code to an existing OEE Code, select the check box next to the OEE Code, and then select .
    The Add OEE Code window appears.
  4. As needed, enter values in the available fields.
  5. Select .

    The OEE Code is created.

Create a Mapping Between an Impact Code and OEE Codes

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. In the Impact Codes section, in the pane, select the Impact Code that you want to access.
    The Details subsection appears, displaying details of the selected Impact Code.
  3. Select the Map OEE Codes tab.
    A list of all OEE Codes appears with check boxes.
  4. Select the check boxes next to the OEE Codes that you want to map to the Impact Code.
    Tip: The check boxes are automatically selected only for OEE Codes created before creating the Impact Code. You can, however, clear the check boxes to delete the mapping.
  5. Select .

    The mapping is created.

Results

When you create a Production Loss, in the Select OEE Code window, only the OEE Codes that are mapped to the Impact Code in the Impact Code box appear.

Create a Production Event Code

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. Select the Event Codes tab.
    A list of Production Event Codes appears.
  3. Select .
    Tip: To add a child Production Event Code to an existing Production Event Code, select the check box next to the Production Event Code, and then select .
    The Add Production Event Code window appears.
  4. As needed, enter values in the available fields.
  5. Select .
    The Production Event Code is created.

Delete an Impact Code

About This Task

Note: You cannot delete an Impact Code if:
  • The Impact Code has been provided in the baseline APM database.
  • The Impact Code is associated with a Production Loss record. You can, however, delete it if you modify the Production Loss record such that it is not linked to the Impact Code.
that is associated with a Production Loss record unless you modify the record such that it is not linked to the Impact Code. Also, you cannot delete a baseline Impact Code.

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. In the Impact Codes section, in the pane, select the Impact Code that you want to delete.
  3. Select .

    The Delete Impact Code(s) window appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the Impact Code.

  4. Select Yes.

    The Impact Code is deleted.

Delete OEE Codes

About This Task

Note: You cannot delete an OEE Code if:
  • The OEE Code has been provided in the baseline APM database.
  • The OEE Code or its child OEE Code is associated with a Production Loss record. You can, however, delete it if you modify the Production Loss record such that it is not linked to the OEE Code.
  • The OEE Code is mapped to an Impact Code. You can, however, delete the code after you delete the mapping.

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. Select the OEE Codes tab.
    A list of OEE Codes appears.
  3. Select the check box next to each OEE Code that you want to delete.
    Tip: To delete a child OEE Code, select its parent OEE Code, and then select the check box next to the child OEE Code.
  4. Select .
    The Delete OEE Code(s) window appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the OEE Codes.
  5. Select Yes.
    The OEE Codes are deleted.

Delete Production Event Codes

About This Task

Note: You cannot delete a Production Event Code if:
  • The Production Event Code has been provided in the baseline APM database.
  • The Production Event Code is associated with a Production Event record or a Production Unit record. You can, however, delete it if you modify the Production Event record or the Production Unit record such that it is not linked to the Production Event Code.

Procedure

  1. Access the Codes workspace.
  2. Select the Event Codes tab.
    A list of Production Event Codes appears.
  3. Select the check box next to each Production Event Code that you want to delete.
    Tip: To delete a child OEE Code, select its parent OEE Code, and then select the check box next to the child OEE Code.
  4. Select .
    The Delete Production Event Code(s) window appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the Production Event Codes.
  5. Select Yes.
    The Production Event Codes are deleted.