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capability and experience to ensure that the roll-out process is both realistic
in terms of priority, pace and resources and achievable in terms of objectives.
The pilot selection process and the CAN D0/5S improvement zone activity
will also ensure that the implementation of TPM is customized and builds on
existing progress and good practices and the 'logic' of the organization structure.
Chapter 3 presented the implementation process as a journey which
comprises three main elements (as shown in Figure 7.1 for convenience):
0 Securing management commitment
Trialling and proving the TPM route as part of the policy development
Deployment of that policy through four milestones, based on the
geographic improvement zones
The implementation timescales shown in Figure 7.1 will of course vary
according to the size of the operation, the amount of resources committed
and the pace at which change can be initiated and absorbed. All these key
questions, plus cost/benefit potential, are addressed within the scoping study
or 'planning the plan' phase.
Thorough planning is an essential forerunner for successful implementation.
Likewise, if you do not secure senior management commitment from the
outset, then do not start the programme. The raising of expectations and the
likely high risk of failure without that commitment are the issues at stake
here.

7.2 Securing management commitment

Senior management workshop
The objectives of the senior management workshop are essentially to gain
senior management commitment to the TPM process and how TPM will help
deliver the business drivers and complement or integrate with other initiatives.
In more detail, this means the workshop should address the following elements:
Familiarize senior management with the principles of TPM and the
implications of embarking on a TPM programme.
Review current plans and initiatives and how TPM fits into these and
helps to deliver the business drivers.
Agree a TPM vision for the site/plant/company.
Set a policy framework to guide improvement and implementation.
0 Define a management control system for the programme.
Define terms of reference for the scoping study.
The workshop should also involve (where appropriate) trade union
representatives so that the intentions of working as 'Partners in Change' can
be seen to be happening.