1st Edition

TPM for the Lean Factory Innovative Methods and Worksheets for Equipment Management

By Keisuke Arai, Kenichi Sekine Copyright 1992
358 Pages
by Productivity Press

360 Pages
by Routledge

Lean manufacturing cannot happen in a factory that lacks dependable, effective equipment. Breakdowns and processing defects translate into excess work-in-process and finished inventory, kept on hand "just in case." Recurring minor stoppages force employees to watch automated equipment that should run by itself. TPM gives a framework for addressing such problems, but many companies implement TPM... Read more
  1. The Seven Types of Waste in TPM
  2. The 5S's Begin with 2Ss
  3. A New 5S Example: Mynac Company Case Study
  4. The Fundamentals of Instant Maintenance
  5. A Case Study in Instant Maintenance
  6. Improving Setup Operations
  7. Eliminating the Waste of Planned Downtime
  8. Eliminating Abnormalities within the Process
  9. Promoting Daily Equipment Inspections
  10. Test Yourself: A Lean TPM Quiz
  11. Implementation Overview for TPM Innovation
  12. Worksheets for TPM Innovation

Biography

Keisuke Arai