Process Excellence

Total Productive Maintenance

Introduction Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance strategy involving all employees in maintaining and improving equipment performance. It was first developed by the Japanese manufacturing company Nippondenso in the 1970s and has since been adopted by many organizations worldwide. The goal of TPM is to optimize equipment performance by involving all employees in the maintenance process and continuously improving the equipment’s efficiency and effectiveness. Background TPM is based on the idea that equipment is…

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