Best TPM Consultant in Mumbai

Organizations have dedicated maintenance and support departments, and they are primarily responsible for ensuring that all equipment owned and managed by the organization is at its peak operating capacity.

TPM in business brings about a paradigm shift in how equipment is handled and maintained to improve this.

TPM in Lean Six Sigma
What exactly is TPM in Lean Six Sigma?
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a product maintenance strategy that advocates that everyone should participate in maintenance beyond just the maintenance department. TPM strategy uses all employees’ skill sets and aims to integrate maintenance tasks into an organization’s daily operations.
  • In other words, TPM lean manufacturing is a holistic approach to equipment maintenance that strives to achieve perfect production with the following:
    • ZERO Breakdowns
    • No Small Stops or Slow Running versus rated capacity
    • ZERO Defects
    • ZERO Accidents

How will ARROWHEAD TPM Consultant Help Your Organization’s Management?

TPM emphasizes a proactive and preventive maintenance style to improve equipment efficiency.

TPM manufacturing

TPM emphasizes a proactive and preventive maintenance style to improve equipment efficiency. TPM manufacturing blurs the difference between the roles in an organization and sets a strong priority on empowering operators to help maintain the equipment they use.

ARROWHEAD TPM Consultant

ARROWHEAD TPM Consulting encourages total productive maintenance principles for everyone from top management to operators. If everyone contributes evenly, work would be a lot smoother in terms of machine uptime, cost and quality.

Foundation of TPM Lean Six Sigma

TPM implementation needs well implemented 5S as a foundation. 5S strives to create an environment in the workplace that is clean and well-organized. ARROWHEAD also implements 5S to make the workplace organized and ready to embrace TPM philosophy.

5S creates a footing for equipment success and TPM in lean manufacturing.

Where does 5S begin?

These are the 5 steps involved in making your facility a completely 5S environment.

1. Sort: We help to eliminate unnecessary things in the work area

2. Straighten: We show you how to organize remaining items

3. Shine: After that, cleaning and inspection are done thereby creating a totally new look

4. Standardize: Creating ideas and standards for performing the above three activities regularly

5. Sustain: Ensuring the standards are maintained no matter what. This may need some innovative storage, material movement solutions.

Advantages of TPM Lean Six Sigma

Fewer Breakdowns as a result of Operator & Technician awareness.

A proactive management approach & fewer breakdowns mean a safer workplace.

As the efficiency of the lean manufacturing unit improves, so does the performance.

Implementing TPM

Total Productive management isn’t some management style; it is a cultural reform for companies striving for six sigma excellence. It needs to be smartly implemented in a structured fashion. Therefore, top corporations opt for TPM consulting and TPM training to improve their outcomes. ARROWHEAD TPM Consulting in India ensures that your lean six sigma goals are attained.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)?

a. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a comprehensive approach to facility maintenance that aims to achieve perfect production and eliminate unplanned breakdowns

  1. No Breakdowns
  2. No Small Stops or Slow Running
  3. No Defects
  4. No Accidents
How does TPM improve productivity?

By integrating proactive and preventive maintenance strategies, TPM seeks to maximize equipment effectiveness, reduce downtime, and enhance overall productivity.

Can TPM be implemented in non-manufacturing industries?

a. Adapting TPM principles for service sectors involves broadening the concept of equipment to include all critical resources, focusing on empowering employees, aligning with Strategic Planning, investing in training, and measuring impact through KPIs to improve service delivery and operational efficiency.

b. In service-oriented sectors, the concept of “equipment” in TPM can be broadened to include any resource critical to service delivery, such as information technology systems, human resources, and processes. The goal remains to maximize the effectiveness of these resources. For instance, in a consulting firm, ensuring that consultants have uninterrupted access to research databases and collaboration tools directly impacts the quality and speed of the service provided. Similarly, in healthcare, the efficiency of patient record systems and the availability of medical equipment are crucial for delivering high-quality care.

How long does it take to implement TPM?

a. The time it takes to implement TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) varies depending on the company.

b. However, it is estimated that most companies can realize a 20-25 percent increase in equipment efficiency rates within two years of adopting TPM.

c. TPM implementation generally involves five steps: identifying a pilot area, restoring equipment to prime operating condition, measuring OEE, addressing and reducing major losses, and implementing planned maintenance. Once this is proven, expand the area of execution across your entire plant or in service sectors your end-to-end business process.

Do you offer employees training on TPM practices?

a. Yes. We have two TPM workshop models.

b. Basic: 1 day (8 hours) where we introduce TPM concepts and reveal all 8 pillars of TPM and their significance to overall productivity. Suitable for shop floor, machine operators, maintenance staff.

c. Detailed: 4 days (32 hours total) where all 8 pillars of TPM are explained in detail along with roadmap of how to implement. As part of Pillar Kobetsu Kaizen, we help identify all TPm related kaizen events that can make drastic improvement in reducing unplanned breakdown (of machines or processes).

d. Certificate of participation to all attendees is awarded.

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