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TPM is about striving for:
0 zero accidents
0 zero breakdowns
zero defects
zero dust and dirt

3.7 What is the TPM improvement plan?
The TPM teams will follow the three-cycle, nine-step TPM improvement
plan shown in Figure 3.19 in order to achieve and sustain world-class levels
of overall equipment effectiveness by:

0 measuring current equipment performance levels and setting priorities
for improvement;
developing a high level of knowledge of the equipment and its function;
restoring the equipment to an acceptable condition in order to eliminate
problems associated with deterioration;
0 applying a level of asset care which sustains the new condition by exposing
changes in condition and performance at an early stage and continuously
improving techniques of prevention at the source of deterioration;
eliminating problems using problem-solving and problem-prevention
techniques to identify and remove the root causes;
providing the best common practice and standardization of operation,
equipment support and asset care for each piece of equipment across
each shift, incorporating visual management and the training necessary
to achieve this.

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measurement cycle condition cycle problem prevention cycle

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Figure 3.19 TPM improvement plan