Track metrics that explain where production is gaining or losing output.
Manufacturing KPIs help teams understand whether production losses are coming from availability, speed, quality, capacity, scheduling, material flow, or changeover. The most useful KPIs are tied to specific decisions and improvement actions.
Measure the system in terms production teams can act on.
Demand, cycle behavior, available time, good output, constraints, downtime, and actual production data should remain connected.
Use the metric to guide a decision, not just report a number.
Each measurement is useful only when it helps clarify capacity, flow, loss, scheduling, or improvement priorities.
CRIT-AChoose Actionable Metrics
A KPI should help identify a decision, loss category, or improvement priority rather than exist only as a dashboard value.
Related Guide →CRIT-BSeparate Leading and Lagging Signals
Real-time machine state can support immediate action while weekly throughput or OEE trends show longer-term performance.
Related Guide →CRIT-CUse Consistent Definitions
Run time, downtime, reject, changeover, blocked, and starved states should be defined consistently across lines.
Related Guide →CRIT-DReview the System Context
A local KPI can improve while total system performance gets worse, especially around constraints and inventory.
Related Guide →Relevant production measurement resources.
References are selected from the approved TempoJS industrial link inventory.