Tag: TPM
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TPM Coordinator Responsibilities
To successfully implement the Industrial Management program known as TPM, a full-time Program Coordinator must be appointed whose primary responsibility is to ensure that the program progresses in the “right direction and at the right speed.” (Cf. Tokutaro Suzuki) The appropriate selection of this role is a critical factor…
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After Total Quality: On the Road to Competitiveness – Mercado Magazine
Cordoba-based companies that compete internationally travel long distances in pursuit of competitiveness. They even cross paths in the same classrooms in Japan, the Mecca of production processes. First it was Total Quality Management, now it's TPM. However, the road is full of twists and turns. By Juan Pablo Dalmasso* "Surprise!" the executives of… surely exclaimed.
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TPM in Process Industries. By Tokutaro Suzuki
The TPM approach results in dramatic improvements in quality, production cost, and product delivery. In this book, nine authors teach you all the details you need to implement TPM, along with examples from the textile, chemical, food, and other industries. One of the great advantages of this book is that it helps you…
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TPM courses. From Total Productive Maintenance to Total Performance Management
TPM is a program for developing people's skills that uses equipment as a learning tool. Based on this premise, we have developed a Comprehensive Training Plan to support the implementation of TPM, understood as an Integrated Industrial Management System. We emphasize not only methodological aspects and…
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TPM Facilitator Training Course – Total Productive Maintenance. Industrial Management System
“In terms of results, TPM means reducing work in process, improving productivity, and lowering costs. But the real objective is to develop the capabilities of each individual and thus generate extremely high motivation.” Michikazu Tanaka (former director of Daihatsu) TPM® is a registered trademark of the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance. OBJECTIVE OF…
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Effective Companies and the Law of the Harvest
The desire to increase productivity and efficiency often leads companies to seek out and test different technologies and tools. Thus, they try out, not always successfully, Process Reengineering, ISO 9001, Potential Assessments, Executive Coaching, Lean, TPM, and so on. Clearly, all these tools are valid, but they are just that: “tools.” And for…