Enhancing Manufacturing Process Through Prioritizing Total Productive Maintenance Pillars

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Large number of framework of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) pillars havernbeen proposed by different authors in TPM literature. However, most of them arernbased on studies done in countries such as Japan, Italy, USA, China and India.rnThus, this study aims to evaluate selected TPM pillars contribution towardsrnmanufacturing performance on Nile Sole Factory. Production, Downtime, reasonsrnof downtime, scrap level, and rework data is collected from the Nile sole factoryrnand analyzed to see the current performance of the company. A surveyrnmethodology is used where questionnaires are distributed to 35 employees of thernfactory with the resulting response rate of 97 %. Using descriptive statistics tools,rnthe correlation between TPM Pillars and manufacturing performance dimensionrnhas been calculated. The Pillar most emphasized on the survey is plannedrnmaintenance while the least emphasized Pillar is on office TPM. To support thernresult from the output of descriptive statistics, AHP (analytic Hierarchy Process) isrnused. The study reveals that the TPM Pillar – focused improvement, plannedrnmaintenance, autonomous maintenance and Training and education havernsignificant contribution towards manufacturing performance such as lower cost,rnhigher equipment availability, strong delivery and increased Flexibility. A newrnmodel has been developed in which the last Pillar Safety Health and environmentrn(SHE) diffused in all the four pillars. This pillar has an intangible benefits inrnmaking employers safe and well and indirectly impact the productivity. All selectedrnfour pillars have activities that help safety of the shop floor when fullyrnimplemented. Sustaining safety activities in all the pillars will play significant rolernin making the working environment safe working place.

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