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80%OEE
4people
Staffing30sTakt / unit
1,500 ÷ 384 → 490% × 92.59% × 96%
Bring order. Build better.
Less busywork.
More progress.
Free tools and focused Safety & Waste intelligence for people improving real operational work.
Start with the work in front of you.
Safety Intelligence
Investigate hazards and incidents. Review controls and verification.
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Waste Opportunity
See waste clearly. Choose countermeasures. Check what changed.
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Your saved projects are ready to continue.
START WITH THE PROBLEM
What are you trying to improve?
Choose the work in front of you. Get a practical starting point.
Missing production targetNot enough peopleRepeated quality issueToo much downtimeUnderstand the biggest loss
You know the work.Let’s find a useful starting point.
START HERE · Not enough people
Staffing calculator
Why this tool
Compare workload with productive time and the people available.
What you’ll learn
An arithmetic starting point for the staffing discussion. Check skills and process limits.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
Time Study Lab
START HERE · Missing production target
OEE & loss explorer
Why this tool
Separate downtime, speed and quality loss in equipment output.
What you’ll learn
Which loss component needs attention before setting a recovery plan.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
Pareto Priority Lab
START HERE · Too much downtime
Pareto Priority Lab
Why this tool
Rank recorded downtime categories using minutes on the same basis.
What you’ll learn
Where the lost time concentrates; the largest category is not yet a root cause.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
Fishbone
START HERE · Repeated quality issue
Pareto Priority Lab
Why this tool
Find whether one defect category drives most of the recorded problem.
What you’ll learn
A clear focus for evidence collection. Then organize possible causes with Fishbone and test a path with 5 Whys.
START HERE · Long cycle time
Time Study Lab
Why this tool
Observe comparable cycles and compare them with the pace demand requires.
What you’ll learn
The distribution of observed times, with the work boundary and units made clear.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
Staffing calculator
START HERE · Too much changeover time
Time Study Lab
Why this tool
Time defined changeover steps before changing the sequence.
What you’ll learn
Where setup time goes. Review internal and external work safely with the people doing it.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEPSMED guide →
START HERE · Too many problems at once
Pareto Priority Lab
Why this tool
Put comparable problems on one measure: count, time or cost.
What you’ll learn
Which category deserves the first investigation.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
A3 improvement story
START HERE · Understand the biggest loss
Pareto Priority Lab
Why this tool
Rank observed loss categories and review their cumulative contribution.
What you’ll learn
What to investigate first, using the measure that fits the decision.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
OEE & loss explorer
START HERE · Find a root cause
Fishbone
Why this tool
Organize possible explanations and choose evidence checks.
What you’ll learn
Which hypotheses need testing; a diagram alone does not verify a cause.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
5 Whys worksheet
START HERE · Justify an improvement
Value calculator
Why this tool
Compare time released with the assumptions behind its estimated value.
What you’ll learn
The difference between additional capacity and cash savings.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
A3 improvement story
START HERE · Organize an improvement project
A3 improvement story
Why this tool
Connect the gap, evidence, target and next trial in a single story.
What you’ll learn
What the team knows, what remains uncertain and what to review next.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
DMAIC investigation
START HERE · Prepare a better shift handover
Handover builder
Why this tool
Record current status, unresolved issues and next actions.
What you’ll learn
What the incoming shift needs to check and who owns the next step.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEPHandover guide →
START HERE · Map the process
Process-mapping tool
Why this tool
Lay out actual steps, decisions, handoffs and waits.
What you’ll learn
Where the work loops or waits, within a clearly defined boundary.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEPFlow guide →
START HERE · Improve workplace organization
6S self-check
Why this tool
Review workplace conditions and record practical follow-up.
What you’ll learn
Which observations need an owner and review; this is not a safety certification.
OPTIONAL NEXT STEP
Mistake-proofing checklist
A practical guide, not an AI chat.
Premium tools
Free trial availableSafety Intelligence
Reduce risk, prove controls worked, and make the financial exposure visible.
- Task
- Hazard
- Risk
- Control
- Verify
8 Wastes / Muda
Waste Opportunity
Find waste. Measure the opportunity. Fix the cause. Verify the value.
Start observation3 successful Waste Opportunities included free
Then continue with Plus — $9.99 USD/month.
How the free trial works
- Verified Free accounts include 3 successful Waste Opportunity completions over the lifetime of the account.
- Drafts, edits and previews do not consume a use.
- Safety has its own separate 3-case allowance.
- Continued premium use follows your current Plus or Teams access.
ObserveMeasureActVerify
ONE PROBLEM. CONNECTED WORK.
Follow the problem.
Keep what you learn.
Prioritize a loss. Explore a cause. Plan a checked action.
Fictional example · not a customer result
ORDREL / Setup lossesExample case
Pareto
CHOOSE A FOCUS
Where did the time go?
100 recorded minutes. Choose a loss to investigate.
Use Pareto →Fishbone
EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES
Setup takes longer than planned.
Method
Preparation sequence?Equipment
Tooling ready?Materials
Parts available?
Preparation sequence?Equipment
Tooling ready?Materials
Parts available?
Possible causes, not findings. Observe the next setup and check the records before choosing an explanation.
Map possible causes →5 Whys
CHECK THE LINK
What supports the explanation?
- Working hypothesis
- Tooling was not prepared before the stop.
- Evidence to collect
- Observe when tooling arrives. Compare the preparation checklist with the actual sequence.
- Decision
- Pause the chain until the evidence is checked.
A3
PLAN A BOUNDED TRIAL
Give the next step an owner.
- Proposed trial
- Test pre-staging tooling for one setup, if evidence supports the hypothesis.
- Owner & review
- Agree a responsible person and review date with the team.
- Check
- Measure setup time and check safety, quality and workload before expanding.
Useful on the floor. Clear at the next handover.
Tools, actions and evidence — connected to the work.
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Free tools
Start small. Get somewhere.
Practical tools for the decision in front of you.
FREE TOOLS · NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
Staffing calculator
Estimate how many people you need for the planned workload.
EXAMPLE
Workload coverage
4people
1,500labor min
384min / person
Pareto Priority Lab
See which categories account for most of your losses.
EXAMPLE
Loss priorities
100Recorded min
SetupMaterialStops
Cumulative80% reference
Fishbone
Map possible causes before deciding what evidence to collect.
EXAMPLE
MethodMaterialMachinePossible causes → Evidence check
OEE & loss explorer
See how downtime, speed and quality affect equipment output.
EXAMPLE
Equipment effectiveness
80%OEE
90%Availability
92.59%Performance
96%Quality
A working plan.
Ready for your team.
Ready for your team.
THE SHIFT TOOLKIT · OPTIONAL DOWNLOAD
Prefer an editable workbook? Bring output, staffing, time studies and handover into one file.
- 8 worksheets
- Editable Excel workbook · English
- One-time purchase
Look inside the toolkit $39.99 USD
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WHY ORDREL EXISTS
Continuous improvement should be within everyone’s reach.
ORDREL makes Lean and practical problem-solving easier to understand and use — from small teams and local businesses to global operations, across industries and countries.
By helping people reduce waste, solve problems, improve quality and use resources better, we aim to help organizations become more productive, reduce unnecessary cost and create more value for the people they serve.
- Understand
- Improve
- Standardize
- Share
Bring order. Build better.