The Ultimate Guide to World-Class Manufacturing: A Journey Through TPM

We trust this newsletter finds you well. As your dedicated partner in operational excellence, we're excited to share a groundbreaking roadmap to elevate your manufacturing capabilities. The journey to Level 3 of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) may be challenging but achievable. Ready to become a world-class manufacturer? Let's dive into our 20-step process.

The Road to Excellence

This journey is divided into three major levels:

Level 1: The Excellent Factory (Steps 1-12)

1. Senior Management Commitment
2. TPM Intro Training
3. TPM Campaign
4. Select Pilot Line
5. TPM Organization
6. Data Collection and Target Setting
7. TPM Policy
8. TPM Master Plan
9. “Kick-off” (Roll-out)
10. AM Steps 1, 2, 3
11. Focused Improvement (6 Big Losses)
12. Planned Maintenance

Level 2: The Excellent Supply Chain (Steps 13-17)

13. AM Steps 4, 5

14. Quality Maintenance

15. Early Management

16. AM Steps 6, 7

17. TPM-SCM

Level 3: World-Class Manufacturing (Steps 18-20)

18. Extended Supply Chain

19. TPM in Innovation

20. TPM in Sales-Marketing

As we conclude this edition of our newsletter, we encourage you to reflect on these steps and visualize your journey toward becoming a world-class manufacturer. The path to Level 3 of TPM is filled with hard work, but the reward? A robust, efficient, and high-performing operation that stands tall amongst the best in the world.

As we look beyond the steps of TPM, we find numerous Lean Success Stories that are both inspiring and enlightening. These stories of companies that have successfully implemented lean methodologies offer valuable lessons and insights that can be applied to your own journey toward operational excellence.

Stay tuned for our next newsletter, where we'll share some of these success stories with you.

Should you require any support or further clarification on these steps, please contact us. We're here to partner with you on this exciting journey toward operational excellence.