Total Productive Maintenance

from the Perspective of Competitive Advantage

by
Edwin B. Dean

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[NASA Logo] According to Nakajima (1988), "Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is productive maintenance carried out by all employees through small group activity." In TPM the machine operator is responsible for the maintenance of the machine, as well as its operation. The implementation of TPM can generate considerable cost savings through increased productivity of the machinery. The greater the degree of factory automation, the greater the cost reduction generated by TPM.

TPM is a means of supporting the production of the product.

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