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The article argues that making spindle uptime your headline metric drives the wrong behaviors. OMW Corporation replaced a homebuilt monitoring system with one focused on value-focused, flow-oriented metrics, standardized the shop’s vocabulary, and realized a 12% utilization gain across 43 machines—plus $2.5M in new business from a single customer meeting.
What single “headline” metric would you put on your monitors to drive the right behavior in your shop, and why?
If the Headline Number on Your Monitoring System Is Spindle Uptime, You're Measuring the Wrong Thing
How OMW Corporation retired a homebuilt monitoring system, changed the vocabulary on their floor, gained 12% utilization across 43 machines, and turned a single customer meeting into $2.5M in new business.
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