TPM is made in Japan!
It was originally introduced in Japan for the production shop floor in 1971 but was transformed to cover the entire operation in 1989.
On its re-introduction to cover the overall facets of production, the TPM Pillars put up became 8 from original 5 Pillars that included:
1. Focused Improvement (Kobetsu-Kaizen).
2. Autonomous Maintenance (Jishu-Hozen)
3. Planned Maintenance
4. Training and Education
5. Initial Flow Control (Equipment Focused only)
The 1989 additions are:
6. Quality Maintenance (Hinshitsu-Hozen)
7. Administrative TPM
8. EHS- Environment Health and Safety
Pillar 5 also has been expanded to cover new product or process introductions.
I'm very familiar and would consider myself expert in all the Pillars and how it is implemented as I have taken a Certification Training and completed said TPM Course in Atlanta Georgia and Tokyo Japan.
I have implemented said system holistically and in part in the companies I worked with.
Will tackle the major features of each pillars on the next blog.
If you have comments and or queries, please feel free to email me at : richbenj.santiago@gmail.com
God bless!
