Earlier in my blog, I talked about 5S as one of the basic foundation of TPM Implementation. Indeed, 5S is one and another is the Total People Involvement.
Again, by Total on TPM , this means from ground up and from the top to bottom. There must not exist any gap in between or from both ends of the organization. In fact, TPM must even get linked to people on the supplier and customer side.
I have encountered companies who had been vigorously pursuing TPM but when the leadership has changed, all TPM activities halted as the new leader wants to pursue another system, which in actuality is just a derivative of TPM.
There are also many companies, who have leaders not very well aware of the TPM Systems and their roles, that they relegate TPM to their subordinates, and abdicates their primary and critical role as drivers, implementer thus breaking the chain of the system flow of TPM.
On the other end, many companies have zealous leaders who are very familiar with TPM and is raring to implement, but the people on the shop floor are not familiarized or educated on TPM and thus, the implementation is done just for the sake of compliance and not because they fully embrace the belief on the concepts and system of 5S or TPM.
We need to ensure Total People Involvement exists prior implementation and the preparatory stage of TPM which is focused on training. TPM training and education must be complied with. This will ensure total buy in and total commitment to be involved on TPM for all the employees in the company.
God bless!
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