ABSTRACT
Equipment downtime can bring a lean manufacturing operation to a complete standstill. Total productive maintenance (TPM) is such a fundamental part of becoming lean because a machine failure at one step of a continuous flow process will halt all the steps before and after it. Strategies aimed at eliminating downtime are essential in any operation i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I: Strategies for TPM
part |2 pages
Part II: Managing the Initiative
part |2 pages
Part III: Using OEE Effectively