Published at The Manufacturer April 2004
R. Michael Donovan says that Total Productive Maintenance is essential for truly achieving lean operations
Why should a senior level executive be concerned with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)? First and foremost, doing TPM effectively can significantly impact the income statement and balance sheet by increasing production throughput, increasing customer service, lowering inventory buffers and decreasing cycle times. Second, and very important, running a manufacturing company necessitates the creation of a very safe and pleasant work environment. To do this you must have machines, equipment and tooling operating in such a way that you create and maintain safe working conditions for the benefit of all.
Total Productive Maintenance is the systematic approach to combining preventative maintenance, total quality control and total employee involvement to create a culture where operators and support staff are educated and cooperate as full partners to assure that machines, equipment and tooling operates so that production is never interrupted and safety is assured.
Posted by maintenancetalk at April 17, 2004 12:56 PM