What is it about?
This paper talks about Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and basics of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). It explains the fundamentals of developing an Interpretive Structural Model and how it can be applied to find out factors inhibiting implementation of TPM.
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Why is it important?
The importance of the topic lies in the fact that implementation of TPM has not succeeded in many industries. TPM is a concept in which operations personnel carry out routine maintenance of equipments while the maintenance group is given the task of design changes and modifications. TPM leads to reduced failures of equipments and increased profits. By developing an ISM, the relationships among the various factors affecting TPM implementation can be clearly brought out thereby facilitating development of road map for Managers for implementing TPM.
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Being in the maintenance field for over 20 years, I had been constantly wondering why TPM is not being implemented in majority of industries. Is it the prevailing work culture? Is it resistance to change?? or Is it a general ignorance of the benefits of TPM?? This lead me to explore further leading to my research in TPM
Mr Prasanth Sankar Poduval
Karpagam University
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This page is a summary of: Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) and its application in analyzing factors inhibiting implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, March 2015, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/ijqrm-06-2013-0090.
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