TPM
INTRODUCTION:
Total Productivity Management (TPM) originated from Japan way back in the year 1969 when Nippondenso Company Limited belonging to the Toyota Automobile Group implemented it in 1971. The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) instituted the prestigious prize for implementation of TPM. This concept of TPM stated in Japan when Nippondenso imported the Productive Maintenance from USA in 1960 and implemented it along with Quality Circle& Total Quality Control paving way for TPM.
PRESENT SCENE:
TPM made its debut in American Industry in 1987. Eastman Company took the lead in implementation and reported a $5 million annual saving in two years since 1987. Of late, the Industrial unit in developing countries such as Philippines, China, Indonesia has also started implementing TPM. In India too, some leading Industrial house like Birlas, Tatas, TVS Group, IOC have implemented and the benefits have been documented.
The overall objectives of TPM are to improve the whole production process encompassing a board range of activities which are designated to
Ø Improve and maximize equipment effectiveness in quality and performance rediness. It aims to zero losses i.e. zero failure and zero defects.
Ø Involve all departments and functions of the company such as planning, operation, maintenance, design, quality control and stores.
Ø It adopts a participative management approach, which operates with total participation of personnel from top management to first line operators.
Ø It encourages entrepreneurship through small group autonomous maintenance activities.
Ø It establishes a total system of preventive maintenance covering the whole life of the equipment and aims at maximizing overall system effectiveness.
CHARECTERISTIC OF TPM:
a) Operator: User maintainer concept
b) Flexibility: Application of techniques developed that is considered useful in achieving that stated goals.
c) Small Group Activity: Small group of maintain and carryout corrective repairs.
d) Equipment effectiveness: Control of downtime, idle time and routine maintenance loses, network/defective production loses, and loses due to speed of operation.
METHODOLOGY: TPM is based culture setting through good and effective training and adopting the best practice from TOP to BOTTOM. It is preferred to involve an external consultant who can look at each of the functions without any prejudice and act as a facilitator. The gestation period for the tangible results to accrue is about an year and it is recommended to consolidate after two years of implementation.
CONCLUSION:
TPM is the latest stage of management after break down maintenance, preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance in the order. Remarkable progress has been achieved mainly by Japanese with this technique and it is recommended for forward looking Indian Industry aimed at taking on global competition.
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