Total Process Reliability (TPR)
We’ve refined our TPR system by taking the original concepts of Total of Productive Maintenance (TPM):
- 5analyzing current systems
- 5developing a structured implementation strategy
- 5motivating a sense of pride and ownership
- 5empowering companies to make it work for them
and added structured tools, such as Root Cause Analysis and PM Optimization.
The Benefits of TPR
For the Organization
- 5Improvements in operational efficiency
- 5Improvements in reliability
- 5Improvements in quality
- 5Lower operating costs
- 5More emphasis on planning and preventative maintenance
- 5Increased equipment life span
- 5Higher morale from improved job satisfaction and job security
- 5Improvements in inventory-cost reduction
- 5Improvements in Health and Safety
- 5Foundation for WCM, TQM, JIT, Lean Manufacturing
- 5Better able to meet customer's quality and delivery needs
- 5Improvements in production / availability = increased productivity = increased $
For the Maintenance Function
- Maintenance partnership with production
- Free up time to perform higher functions
- Better trained mechanics and higher levels of expertise
- Greater value to the organization
- Improve maintenance role in organization-combat perception that maintenance is a burden, resulting in:
- Improved morale
- Lower turnover and hiring costs
- Lower absenteeism
For the Individual
- Pride
- Professionalism
- More training = more abilities = more marketable
- Better relationships with other departments (maintenance, production, etc)
- Better equipment availability and reliability means fewer hassles
- Safer work environment
- More control over equipmen