Improvement of industrial performance with TPM implementation

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to show the implementation of a maintenance management model based on total productive maintenance (TPM) in a production line of a metallurgical company, with high-precision equipment requiring effective maintenance to maintain the quality of the production process.

Design/methodology/approach

Has been proposed a model for conducting the activities, emphasizing the training activities of the teams involved in the implementation, collection and analysis of industrial performance indicators from a year before the implementation of TPM. The development followed the timetable of activities and the results of these performance indicators were collected again after the application of the model.

Findings

It observed that after the implementation of TPM, and the results of these performance indicators were collected again after the application of the model. Thus, it is concluded that the TPM assists in improving industrial performance and competitiveness of the production line studied.

Originality/value

The angle, from which the paper approaches the TPM problem, is original for the studied company and shows positives results. It allows the company to apply the model in their others production lines and factories to achieve an improvement in industrial performance and competitiveness.

Citation

Bartz, T., Cezar Mairesse Siluk, J. and Paula Barth Bartz, A. (2014), "Improvement of industrial performance with TPM implementation", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 2-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-07-2012-0025