ABSTRACT
Minor stoppages are different from normal breakdowns: they are situations when the equipment either shuts down or idles due to a temporary problem. Just one minor stoppage can wipe out the advantages of automation. One approach for dealing with slight abnormalities is to clean the equipment thoroughly. When a total productive maintenance team begins working on equipment loss improvements, they study the big equipment-related losses and then start with the problems that look easiest to resolve. The micro method involves looking at the components and parts where minor stoppages have occurred and noting how they occur. Zero minor stoppages will be an essential goal in every workplace that is aiming for partial and full automation. Determining optimal conditions involves asking whether the equipment parts and units are assembled in the most appropriate ways and whether they are used in the most appropriate manner.
