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Factory Excellence Indexby Factory Excellence Awards
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Factory Excellence Index

The five levels

Levels describe how a plant's management system behaves day to day. The overall level follows the average answer, capped at one level above the weakest pillar.

Level 1Reactive0–199

Performance is managed from memory and from the last crisis. Losses are largely invisible and fixes rarely last.

Level 2Aware200–399

The plant measures some losses and holds some routines, but data arrives late, methods vary and many actions stay open.

Level 3Structured400–599

Definitions, routines and methods are written down and followed. The plant reacts within the shift and attacks its main losses every week.

Level 4Proactive600–799

Losses are seen within the hour, problems are solved at the right level, and improvements are verified, standardised and sustained.

Level 5Excellent800–1000

The whole system runs on trusted real-time data, frontline teams own their results, and good practices spread between lines and sites.

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Methodology

The FEI scoring method in full: six pillars, thirty anchored questions, the 0–1000 score, level bands, the weakest-pillar rule, cohorts and verification.

The six pillars

The six pillars the Index scores: visibility, daily management, problem-solving, improvement, people and data. Each with five levels and a 90-day path.

Recognition

How verified plants are recognised: five regional leagues, two cycles a year, recognition at Levels 3, 4 and 5, Most Improved and Frontline Team distinctions.