Introduction to TPM: Total Productive Maintenance (Preventative Maintenance Series) (English and Japanese Edition)

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) combines preventive maintenance with Japanese concepts of total quality control (TQC) and total employee involvement (TEI). The result is a new system for equipment maintenance that optimizes effectiveness eliminates breakdowns and promotes autonomous operator maintenance through day-to-day activities. Since it was first introduced in Japan TPM has caused a worldwide revolution in plant maintenance. Here are the steps involved in TPM and case examples from top Japanese plants.