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We must therefore involve the key contacts.
In effect, the best practice routine is similar to your motor car handbook.
It explains the best and correct way to operate, maintain and support the car.
It gives the standard operation and asset care procedures.

Step 9 Problem solving

P-M analysis
Once the 'noise' of poor equipment care and different operative practices are
addressed, the real technical problems can be revealed.
In seeking to solve the problems which lie behind the six big losses, TPM
uses P-M analysis to address problems with mechanisms. This emphasizes
the machine/human interface: there are phenomena which are physical, which
cause problems which can be prevented; these are to do with materials, machines,
methods and manpozuer.
These problems may have a single cause, multiple causes or a complex
combination of causes. P-M analysis is concerned with pinpointing the causes,
taking countermeasures and evolving best practice routines so that the problems
are dealt with once and for all and fed back into an improved OEE.
On-the-job reality
This approach recognizes practical on-the-job steps as follows:
0 Cleaning is inspection Operators are encouraged to look for opportunities
to reduce accelerated deterioration and improve equipment design.
0 Detect problems and opportunities Work with the team to systematically
review problems and opportunities to achieve target performance:

- Adopt a multi-stage approach
- Make all aware of the problem and the opportunity
- Observe the current situation and record
- Define the problem and the conditions under which it occurs
- Develop the optimum solution progressively
- Try out new ideas first and check the results
- Apply proven low-cost or no-cost solutions first
- Implement ideas as soon as possible and refine quickly
- Standardize best practice with all those involved
- Monitor and review
Event re view
For sporadic losses, the event review provides a simple way of trapping
information, problem solving and developing countermeasures. The form
shown in Figure 5.28 links five-why problem analysis with the five main
countermeasures to sporadic losses. It is designed to promote post-event