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!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Introduction to Simplified TPM
Survival of any business entity depends heavily on the pace of improvements it can institute.
There are many ways and systems companies employ to initiate improvement activities. There are those who venture on Six Sigma Approach, Total Quality Management, and those that try to implement the Japanese Style of TPM.
As a Quality Practitioner and a Qualified TPM Instructor for a couple of decades on Semicon Industry, I have seen , been involved and have driven many Quality and Productivity Improvements sometimes exclusively done on one system and in many cases a combination of many systems depending on how the top executive wants it done.
The intent of this blog is to share with fellow practitioners like me , or those who wish to embark on their company initiated activities the simplest and most comprehensive way of doing overall factory improvements.
By overall, this will cover practically all of the major Key Performance Indices a company can think of.
I will bring to fore , practical tips and actual hands on implementation.
So stay tuned and keep on reading.
For a more comprehensive and company focused consultations, please feel free to email me at richbenj.santiago@gmail.com
There are many ways and systems companies employ to initiate improvement activities. There are those who venture on Six Sigma Approach, Total Quality Management, and those that try to implement the Japanese Style of TPM.
As a Quality Practitioner and a Qualified TPM Instructor for a couple of decades on Semicon Industry, I have seen , been involved and have driven many Quality and Productivity Improvements sometimes exclusively done on one system and in many cases a combination of many systems depending on how the top executive wants it done.
The intent of this blog is to share with fellow practitioners like me , or those who wish to embark on their company initiated activities the simplest and most comprehensive way of doing overall factory improvements.
By overall, this will cover practically all of the major Key Performance Indices a company can think of.
I will bring to fore , practical tips and actual hands on implementation.
So stay tuned and keep on reading.
For a more comprehensive and company focused consultations, please feel free to email me at richbenj.santiago@gmail.com
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