Tag: Lean
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The chicken or the egg? Implement first to improve or improve to implement.
It's common to hear comments from our clients like: “There's too much disorganization right now to develop Continuous Improvement or Kaizen activities. We have to solve them first.” “We currently have many problems; once we eliminate them, we'll start with 5S.” “We must first change the culture to be able to implement an industrial management system like TPM.” It would seem that…
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The Pillars of TPM
What are the TPM Pillars? The pillars are the fundamental strategies for developing the program. These pillars support the construction of an organized production system. They are implemented following a disciplined, powerful, and effective methodology. The pillars considered by the JIPM as necessary for the development of TPM in an organization are eight…