The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
and to present an overview of TPM implementation practices adopted by the manufacturing …

Purpose–Maintenance and its management has moved from being considered a “necessary
evil” to being of strategic importance for most competitive organisations around the world. In …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve production effectiveness of equipment by
facilitating the implementation of the key principles of total productive maintenance (TPM) …

This paper focuses on the application of Kaizen, one of the pillars of total productive
maintenance (TPM), for improvement of overall equipment efficiency (OEE) of a ring frame …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of total productive
maintenance (TPM) practices on manufacturing performance of textile and apparel …

Numerous studies have been separately carried out on total quality management (TQM) and
total productive maintenance (TPM). This paper examines the influence of soft and hard …

There is an obvious need to redefine approach to provide and develop human resources
necessary for modern industrial systems and to find new models that will meet the demands …

Worldwide, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been accepted as the engine of
economic growth, especially in the emerging economies, and for promoting equitable …

Nowadays, customers expect manufacturers to supply high quality products, on-time
deliveries and competitive prices. The consequence of the increased market requirements is …

Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a Japanese concept, which aims to realise world-
leading standard of performance in an efficient and effective maintenance environment. A …