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2 TPM-A Route fo World-Class Performance

the sense of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), autonomous maintenance,
5 Ss, clean machines and so on, but rather as the proven roots and origins for
applying company-wide TPM (see Figure 1.2).
The original fifth pillar of TPM, Early Equipment Management or TPM for
Design, links well with the broader view that TPM stands for Total Productive
Manufacturing. As such, it is not a Maintenance Department-driven initiative,
but actually brings production and maintenance together as equal partners
under the umbrella of manufacturing.
Similarly, 'TPM in the Office' is better served by broadening the application
of these sound and proven principles into 'TPM in Administration', embracing
all support functions such as sales, marketing, commercial, planning, finance,
personnel, logistics, stores and information technology (IT).
Company-wide TPM recognizes that:

0 if equipment OEE improves but the overall door-to-door time remains
the same, the waste is not removed;
if equipment capability improves but quality standards remain the same,
a potential area of competitive advantage is lost;
if knowledge gained about the process does not produce higher rates of
return on investment, the organization is not making the best use of its
capabilities;
0 if capability is increased but this is not met by generation of new business,
an opportunity to reduce unit costs is lost.

1.2 Presenting the business case: what is

Overall Equipment Effectiveness?
The true costs of production are often hidden. TPM addresses an 'iceberg'
(Figure 1.3) of supply chain losses. Secondly, total life cycle costs can be more

SUPPLIERS 4 COMPANY1 CUSTOMER
PLANT
I TOTALLY PRODUCTIVE OPERATIONS I

- Supply chain
- Office
- support

Figure 1.2 The value stream and TPM