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Unit 13: Total Productive Maintenance
Ginni Nijhawan, Lovely Professional University

Unit 13: Total Productive Maintenance Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
13.1 What is TPM?

13.2 Planning for TPM
13.2.1 Learning the New Philosophy
13.2.2 Promoting the Philosophy
13.2.3 Training
13.2.4 Identifying Improvement Needs

13.2.5 Setting Improvement Goals
13.2.6 Developing Plans
13.2.7 Autonomous Work Groups
13.3 Summary
13.4 Keywords
13.5 Review Questions
13.6 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Define Total Productive Maintenance.
Explain the Planning for TPM.

Introduction

Previous unit gave you an insight on FMEA approach and the various stages of FMEA process.
This unit will help you study about the concept of total productive maintenance.

TPM is an innovative Japanese concept. The origin of TPM can be traced back to 1951 when
preventive maintenance was introduced in Japan. However, the concept of preventive
maintenance was taken from USA. Nippon Denso was the first company to introduce plant wide
preventive maintenance in 1960. The aim of productive maintenance was to maximize plant and
equipment effectiveness to achieve optimum life cycle cost of production equipment.
13.1 What is TPM?

TPM is an organization wide effort aimed at reducing loss due to equipment failure, slowing
speed, and defects. Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) defines TPM as a system of
maintenance covering the entire life of equipment in every division, including planning,
manufacturing, and maintenance. TPM involves everyone, from top executives to shop floor
workers to promote productive maintenance through morale building management and small
group activities in an effort to maximize equipment efficiency.

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