Total Productive Maintenance

This course aims at introducing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) at the beginner’s level where we will talk about the history and evolution of TPM, differentiating it from Total Quality Management. We will discuss about different Productive Maintenance (PM) Systems used for the maintenance activities in the organizations with examples and the success stories and also about the difficulties in implementing TPM. Thus, the participants will be able to appreciate TPM as a corporate culture that not only prevents losses, but effectively involve everyone from top management to workers to actively participate in small groups and acts as the key to maximize company-wide productivity.ObjectivesBy the end of this course, participants will be able to:Describe TPM as a distinct approach to conventional maintenance practices which optimizes equipment effectiveness by eliminating breakdownsExplain how TPM has revolutionized the maintenanceAppreciate the basic objective of TPM which seeks to create a sense of joint responsibility between supervision, operators and maintenance workers in order to keep the machines and equipments working smoothly and to optimize their overall performanceDescribe the famous 8 Pillars of TPM, their benefits and implementationExplain the common features of the workplace with poor TPM practices and about different types of TPM losses and their causes and the barriers which are there in the process of implementation of TPMExplain the steps involved in effective implementation of TPMList the use of autonomous maintenance as a strategic tool in maintenance wherein the operator performs day-to-day activities pertaining to his area of work by himself and how the Autonomous maintenance facilitates cultural change.Describe how TPM optimizes the availability of process machinery, reduces the cost of maintenance and provides the means to improve quality, productivity and profitability of manufacturing plantsList different TPM education methods and about the Tools Management System and how to measure the goals and effectiveness of TPM using the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) ratio.