operator driven reliability

by - J. Venkatesh

What is Total Productive Maintenance ( TPM ) ?

It can be considered as the medical science of machines. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance program which involves a newly defined concept for maintaining plants and equipment. The goal of the TPM program is to markedly increase production while, at the same time, increasing employee morale and job satisfaction.

by Keith Rimmer, The Woodhouse Partnership Ltd

1. When considering the condition or performance of an asset we often forget the contribution that our workforce can make. The people who are closest to the human interface with the physical asset often have a wealth of knowledge and information regarding how the asset is performing. But how can we tap into this free and often vital information? One such approach is a "TPM 1-Point Lesson". It requires just two enablers to be in place. You need a motivated and empowered workforce. How important is this to achieving a successful asset Management Company?

Below is what PAS55 says about the "Human Factors": -

co-authored by Mahen Das
From 100 Years of Maintenance and Reliability: Practical Lessons from Three Lifetimes at Process Plants
Excerpted by permission of Industrial Press

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
Warren G. Bennis - Management Guru.