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Factory Excellence Indexby Factory Excellence Awards
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Factory Excellence Index

The six pillars

Each pillar holds five practices. The guides below describe every level as you would see it on the floor, how plants misjudge themselves, and a 90-day plan to move up.

Pillar 1

Performance visibility

How losses are captured, how fast the line knows it is behind, and whether people trust the numbers.

Read the guide →Pillar 2

Daily management and shift routines

The rhythm of meetings, handovers, boards and escalation that turns data into same-day action.

Read the guide →Pillar 3

Loss and downtime problem-solving

How losses are prioritised, analysed, fixed for good and kept from coming back.

Read the guide →Pillar 4

Improvement engine

How improvement is planned, resourced, closed, standardised and sustained.

Read the guide →Pillar 5

People and frontline ownership

Skills, frontline involvement, team-leader capability, recognition and listening.

Read the guide →Pillar 6

Data and connectivity foundations

Machine connectivity, reference data, integration, data access and basic OT security.

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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 five levels

From Level 1 Reactive to Level 5 Excellent: what each level of plant management looks like, what keeps plants stuck and the moves to the next level.

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.