The reduction and, hopefully, eventual elimination of waste and its associated cost should be a major goal of any manufacturing organization. Total productive maintenance (TPM) has the potential to maximize manufacturing productivity with just a modest investment in machine and equipment maintenance. The concept of autonomous maintenance sounds simple and is relatively easy to implement in an organization with an existing ethic of learning – provided people at all levels support the concept. This has certainly been achieved at South African paper mill Enstra. A case study reviews the company’s TPM journey and its effect on employees throughout the organization.
Từ khóa
Tài liệu tham khảo
van der Waal, R.W.E. and Lynn, D. (2002), “Total productive maintenance in a South African pulp and paper mill: a case study”, The TQM Magazine, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 359‐66, ISSN 0954‐478X.
