Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

A must read for facilities managers and manufacturing companies. To stay competitive in today's adverse business climate requires a keen understanding of the intricate dynamics in your production facility. The successful manager must know how to use Total Productive Maintenance to develop employee involvement in every step of the manufacturing process and facilities maintenance to optimize production flow, increase product quality, and reduce operating costs.

TPM achieves lower operating costs through ongoing changes in behavior, work procedures and attitudes. Manufacturing improvement results with TPM include a substantial (i) increase in Labor productivity through controlled maintenance, (ii) reduction in maintenance costs, (iii) and reduced setup and down times. TPM production streamlining will improve profits. Author Gene Constant has utilized much of what you are reading while forming his apparel company True to Size Apparel. Any kind of business will benefit from the contents of this book.