How do you balance TPM with other operational and quality initiatives and standards?

1 Align TPM with your strategic goals

TPM should not be implemented in isolation, but as part of your overall business strategy and vision. You need to identify how TPM supports your strategic goals, such as increasing market share, reducing costs, enhancing innovation, or improving customer loyalty. You also need to define the key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the impact of TPM on your strategic goals, such as overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), quality rate, safety rate, or delivery rate. By aligning TPM with your strategic goals, you can ensure that TPM is relevant, meaningful, and beneficial for your business.

2 Integrate TPM with other quality standards

TPM is compatible and complementary with other quality standards, such as ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Lean, or Kaizen. These standards share common principles and tools, such as continuous improvement, customer focus, process optimization, waste reduction, or root cause analysis. You can integrate TPM with other quality standards by using a common framework, such as the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, to plan, implement, monitor, and improve your TPM activities. You can also use the same methods and techniques, such as 5S, visual management, standard work, or statistical process control (SPC), to enhance your TPM practices. By integrating TPM with other quality standards, you can leverage the synergies and benefits of each approach.

3 Communicate and collaborate with other teams and departments

TPM requires the involvement and commitment of everyone in the organization, not just the maintenance team or the production team. You need to communicate and collaborate with other teams and departments, such as engineering, quality, sales, or finance, to ensure that TPM is aligned and integrated with their objectives and activities. You can communicate and collaborate with other teams and departments by using cross-functional teams, regular meetings, feedback mechanisms, or recognition systems. You can also use tools such as the TPM matrix or the TPM master plan to clarify the roles and responsibilities of each team and department in TPM. By communicating and collaborating with other teams and departments, you can foster a culture of teamwork and ownership in TPM.

5 Review and improve your TPM performance and results

TPM is not a one-time project, but a continuous journey. You need to review and improve your TPM performance and results on a regular basis, such as daily, weekly, monthly, or annually. You need to collect and analyze data on your TPM KPIs, such as OEE, quality rate, safety rate, or delivery rate, and compare them with your targets and benchmarks. You also need to identify and solve problems, implement corrective and preventive actions, and celebrate successes and achievements. You can review and improve your TPM performance and results by using tools such as audits, checklists, reports, or dashboards. You can also use methods such as Gemba walks, Kaizen events, or improvement teams to involve and empower your employees in TPM improvement. By reviewing and improving your TPM performance and results, you can sustain and enhance your TPM benefits and competitive advantage.