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improvement. TPM is a practical application of total quality and empowerment
working at the sharp end of the business - on your machines and processes.
It is useful to note here that the main trade union in the UK - the
Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) - proactively pursues
union/management partnership, where competitiveness is achieved and
sustained ’. . . through the knowledge worker in the knowledge-driven
economy ...’
Powerful stuff! And, furthermore, the AEEU sees the partnership benefits
of TPM coming through the key points highlighted below in Figure 3.9.

artnership Benefits of TPM
I Employer I 1

Increased profitability Job stability
Improved return on investment Able to influence business direction
Increased customer service Responsibility
Reduced site costs More interesting job
Enhanced local reputation Improved earnings
Attract group investment Improved workplace
I Both Parties I

Less of the ‘What’s in it for me?’
Excellent control and understanding of the business
Excellent recognition and motivation
All seeking to continuously improve and add value
Figure 3.9 Partnership benefits of TPM
All sixteen bullet points are again powerful statements, but perhaps the
final one of ’all seeking to continuously improve and add value’ is the key.
Setting the vision is all very well, but we must also quantify the vision and
make sure it reflects our business drivers and business objectives. In Table 3.1
below is a typical illustration of clear, hard targets for which TPM is the
enabling tool.

Table 3.1 TPM-related targets
Benchmark Target Actual
1997 1998 1998
All lines OEE 71% 90% 88%
Model line OEE 77% 90% 92.5%
B/D per month 387 40 33
Lead time days 45 15 15
Lost time accidents 1 0 0
Major set-ups 16 hrs 8 hrs 6 hrs
Minor stoppages per month 4650 1000 813
Reduction in product costs 100 90 91.5