TPM Initiative

• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

• Business initiative developed by the Japan Institute for the maintenance of plants from 1971^st.

• In the beginning, this initiative has focused on the major breakthroughs in the areas of production.

• But TPM recently includes all business activities of enterprises, including manufacturing, new product development, commercial functions, marketing, etc.

TPM: Total Productive Maintenance

T: TOTAL

1. THE MAXIMUM OVERALL EFFICIENCY

2. ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF PRODUCTION SYSTEM

3. IT COVERS ALL DEPARTMENTS

4. PARTICIPATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES

P: PRODUCTIVE

EXECUTED MAXIMIZATION EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION SYSTEM SO THAT ALL LOSSES WILL BE ZERO.

ZERO ACCIDENT, ZERO DEFECTS, ZERO BREAKDOWNS ARE IN THE MEANING OF EFFICIENCY MAXIMIZATION.

M: MAINTENANCE

MAINTENANCE COVERS ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF PRODUCTION SYSTEM – REFERS TO THE MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES, PLANTS AND MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS.

TPM methodology is based on introducing a new attitude to all employees and improving overall plant efficiency (OPE) systematically removing losses / abnormality through the cohesive effort of all employees (all classes - small group activities) and thereby maximize gains.

• TPM involves a radically different approach to thinking and highlights the challenges as the target is zero breakdowns, zero accidents and zero defects.

• Also helps in redefining the limited time available, the efficiency of the plant and all losses observed in manufacturing processes & other processes of company.