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How do you ensure that the maintenance requirements of physical assets are met as cheaply and effectively as possible? The goal is to reduce downtime and minimize maintenance costs. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a systematic approach to eliminating waste associated with production equipment and machinery. It is an approach that seeks to engage all levels and functions in an organization to maximize the overall effectiveness of production equipment. This course examines how TPM emphasizes the importance of production and maintenance staff members working together. It also describes how TPM seeks continuous improvement of production equipment effectiveness through periodic evaluations. In addition, the requirements to successfully implementing TPM are covered.
Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project
Prerequisites
Six Sigma Black Belt certification and/or appropriate Black Belt experience
Expected Duration (hours)
2.5
Lesson Objectivesrecognize the benefits of Total Productive Maintenance
match each main pillar of TPM to its function
recognize how the maintenance mind-sets evolved over time
recognize examples of the six major losses associated with TPM
match examples of the six major losses to the TPM time concepts
recognize the correct usage of the OEE formula in a given scenario
identify the benefits of using overall equipment effectiveness
recognize the benefits of implementing TPM with teams
recognize examples of the implementation of each TPM step
recognize the role of action teams in TPM
apply the steps for putting TPM into practice
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oper_01_a04_bs_enus
Total Productive Maintenance
Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Overview/Description
How do you ensure that the maintenance requirements of physical assets are met as cheaply and effectively as possible? The goal is to reduce downtime and minimize maintenance costs. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a systematic approach to eliminating waste associated with production equipment and machinery. It is an approach that seeks to engage all levels and functions in an organization to maximize the overall effectiveness of production equipment. This course examines how TPM emphasizes the importance of production and maintenance staff members working together. It also describes how TPM seeks continuous improvement of production equipment effectiveness through periodic evaluations. In addition, the requirements to successfully implementing TPM are covered.
Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project
Prerequisites
Six Sigma Black Belt certification and/or appropriate Black Belt experience
Expected Duration (hours)
2.5
Lesson Objectives
Total Productive Maintenance
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