Setting a performance indicator that's based on an achievable production target is important for balancing worker motivation with efficient production output, since theoretical performance targets don't take into account stops, rejects and other production-floor realities.
Dividing the actual performance value by the theoretical value results in the respective performance percentage, which is the performance indicator presented throughout the system in color-coded components and other infographics.
You can set performance percentage benchmarks that bridge the gap between the theoretical ideal and an actual pretty-good reality on the production floor. For example, here the performance percentage ("%Performance") benchmarks are as follows: above 85% is good performance, from 65% to 85% is medium performance, and performance below 65% is considered poor.
In various contexts, such as the Aggregated Machines Performance component, you can choose whether to base the performance percentage on Absolute percentage (maximum production theoretically possible), or on Target percentage, which reflects the more realistic production goals that you have set.
When choosing the later (basing the calculation on set targets), the performance indicators can be higher. For example, if the set target for the machine's PE is 80% and the current performance is 60% this is calculated as 75% (60/80), compared to 60% when choosing Absolute percentage, and the color coding in the infographic changes accordingly.
