Problem 1 — Visibility
No visibility until it’s too late
You find out about breakdowns when the line stops — not before. By then your engineer is searching logs, your schedule is slipping and the cost clock is running.
Problem 2 — Maintenance
Maintenance driven by calendars, not condition
Fixed schedules waste time on equipment that’s fine and miss equipment that’s deteriorating. Without wear data, you can’t know what needs attention — until it fails.
Problem 3 — Reporting
No data to justify decisions upward
Budget requests, headcount, equipment investment — all harder without measurable KPIs. When leadership asks why the line stopped again, you need evidence, not estimates.