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User Guide to the OEE Starter Tool

The OEE Starter Tool provides a rough estimate of the “size of the prize” of a project’s potential savings. Mark Hanley reviews how this tool is easy to use and can be adopted at any plant.

Mark Hanley
Aug 7, 2016
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