Categorization of Production Losses in the Context of Assessing Production Effectiveness Indicators

The paper deals with the assessment of the effectiveness of resource management in production processes. Effectiveness evaluation methods in the production area focus mainly on loss analysis. Therefore, the identification and categorization of losses affecting effectiveness can serve as a base when using (or even developing new) methods of effectiveness evaluation. The main purpose of the work was the identification and categorization of the production losses that affect the effectiveness of disposing the resources necessary for the implementation of production and near-production processes. The identification of the losses of availability, performance and quality (which are coefficients of the effectiveness indicator) was made on the basis of research conducted in cooperation with production enterprises of different sizes and of different areas of production. Losses in the availability, performance and quality of the areas of production, logistics, maintenance, and organization and management were identified. Based on the categorized losses, a worksheet was also developed to support the collection of data in order to estimate the effectiveness indicator for different areas of production.