Category: TPM / Continuous Improvement

In our Newsletter No. 4 of February 2006, and in relation to a statistic indicating that 851% of the surveyed industries reported being at their production capacity limits, we dared to speak of “Industries that are NOT working at their limits.” The central idea of the article was to offer a different response to…

In the previous newsletter, we stated that the purpose of TPM (Total Productive Manufacturing) is to double productivity and reduce chronic losses to zero. TPM also aims to create a clean, bright, and pleasant factory environment, as this is the path to achieving one of its ultimate goals: Zero Accidents and Zero…

Demand exceeding capacity, increasingly scarce and expensive skilled personnel, attractive foreign markets, rising raw material prices, globalized competition, and fully utilized equipment. What will our response be to this reality that offers us so many opportunities? Perhaps it's time to consider making changes that go further…

In general, a company's success depends less on the quality of its strategic planning and more on its ability and discipline to execute its strategies. When anxiety takes center stage, decisions are rushed, and the organizational consequences can be very negative. That's why…