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Interactive Lean & Six Sigma tools

Twelve working calculators I use on the floor — pick one from the list and it opens with a live figure that responds as you type. No sign-up, nothing saved.

12 tools4 categoriesNo sign-upLive figures
OEE 85%
Cpk 1.4
DPMO 5k
Takt 54s
85%Sample OEE
Reliability · Tool 01

OEE Calculator

OEE is a product, not an average — each factor punishes the others. The gauge fills to your OEE and changes colour by benchmark band.

%
%
%
85%OEE
World-class
The method: is the OEE you report the one that matters? → What's a good OEE? Honest benchmarks by industry →
Reliability · Tool 02

MTBF / MTTR / Availability

The reliability trio behind the Availability factor in OEE. Enter run time, failures, and total downtime.

hrs
hrs
97%Availability
Good
MTBF (between failures)
85 hrs
MTTR (to repair)
2.5 hrs
Related: availability is one third of OEE →
Reliability · Tool 03

MRO Inventory Benchmark

Enter the replacement value of your plant's equipment. The bars show average, best-in-class, and top-quartile spare-parts inventory against it — in dollars.

$million
Average5.2% of RAV
$26M
Best-in-class3.5% of RAV
$17.5M
Top-quartile<1.5% of RAV
<$7.5M
The method: the multi-million-dollar problem on your shelves →
Reliability · Tool 04

Downtime Cost Calculator

Unplanned downtime rarely shows up as one line item, so it stays underinvested against. Put a real annual number on it.

hrs / week
$
Per week
$24K
→
Per month
$104K
→
Per year
$1.2M
Related: recovering capacity hidden in stopped time →
Flow & Lead Time · Tool 05

Takt Time Calculator

Takt is the drumbeat of demand — how often you must finish a unit to keep up. If your cycle time is longer than takt, the line can't meet demand.

min
sec
Takt timedemand pace
54 s
Your cycle timeactual pace
45 s
Related: measurement that holds on the floor →
Flow & Lead Time · Tool 06

Changeover ROI Calculator

Changeover time recovered is production time gained — on equipment you already own. Enter current and target changeover times.

min
min
$
Before
70 min
After SMED
28 min
Capacity recovered / year
728 hrs
Value / year
$1.1M
The method: the fastest capacity you already own →
Flow & Lead Time · Tool 07

Little's Law — Lead Time

Lead time = WIP ÷ throughput. Cut the work-in-process and lead time drops in exact proportion — no faster machines required.

units
units / hr
WIP
480
÷
Throughput
60/hr
=
Lead time
8 hrs
Related: inventory, flow, and working capital →
Quality & Six Sigma · Tool 08

Rolled Throughput Yield

Each step looks fine alone — but yields multiply. Enter first-pass yields of up to four steps and watch end-to-end yield decay: the "hidden factory."

%
%
%
%
Rolled throughput yield
86.7%
Hidden loss vs. best step
—
Related: the quality factor and first-pass yield →
Quality & Six Sigma · Tool 09

Process Sigma (DPMO)

Translate defects into the universal quality language: defects per million opportunities, yield, and sigma level. The gauge fills to your yield.

99.5%Yield
4.1 σ
DPMO
5,000
Yield
99.5%
Sigma level
4.1σ
Related: where Six Sigma rigour beats the hype →
Quality & Six Sigma · Tool 10

Cpk — Process Capability

Can your process actually hold the spec? Enter the spec limits, your process mean and standard deviation — the bell curve redraws against the limits, and you get Cp and Cpk.

Cp (potential)
1.39
Cpk (actual)
1.39
Verdict
Capable
Related: the discipline under the buzzwords →
Quality & Six Sigma · Tool 11

Pareto (80/20) Builder

Most losses come from a few causes. Enter your causes and counts (downtime minutes, defects, complaints). The chart sorts them, draws the cumulative line, and highlights the vital few that drive 80%.

Related: attacking the vital few, consistently →
Operations · Tool 12

KPI-Readiness Check

Before you put AI or Industry 4.0 on top of your data, the measurement layer has to be real. Check what's true today — the ring fills as you go.

Check what is true today, not what is on the roadmap.
You can see yesterday's OEE by line without opening a spreadsheet.
Downtime is reason-coded automatically at the machine, not by hand.
You know your top three loss causes this week, ranked by minutes lost.
First-pass yield is reviewed daily by the people who can influence it.
A KPI can be traced back to the operator, machine, and moment in a minute.
Maintenance and production see the same numbers — same definition.
The site has four to six named KPIs everyone can list from memory.
Every KPI has a named owner — a person, not a department.
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StartTap the signals that are true today.
The method: "how did we do yesterday?" →

Want a hand applying any of these on your own floor? Let's talk.

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Bharat Kumar · Manufacturing Transformation & Operational Excellence