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0 set up a training framework and modules to systematically build
capability;
0 design a training and awareness programme which encourages practical
application to secure skills and future competences.

The programme will be designed around the operators, team members
and managers concerned. It will be structured to maximize the contribution
of each individual and to develop his or her skills to the limit of his or her
capability.
Early equipment management
A further goal of TPM is to reduce equipment life cycle costs and maximize
added value by improving:
operability (ease of use)
0 maintainability (ease of maintenance)
intrinsic reliability
customer-led product and service development
life cycle cost prediction, feedback and control
In Japan over the last twenty years many hundreds of companies have
applied the above principles to their operations. The Japan Institute of Plant
Maintenance (JIPM) has carried out stringent audits of TPM achievement
and continuity, resulting in the award of PM excellence certificates to successful
companies.
The WCS International approach to TPM is to suitably modify, adapt and
apply the Nakajima principles to aid communication, taking account of local
cultural strengths and industry sector needs without corrupting these well-
founded and well-proven original principles.