1PG Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai- 625009, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai- 625009, India
*Corresponding author e-mail: arunraj.usp@gmail.com
Online published on 15 September, 2014.
This short review paper aims to study the tangible benefits of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in the manufacturing industry. In this short review, an attempt was made to critically discuss the previous literature related to the TPM. The review was done based on a range of journals related to TPM, published from 1988 up to 2013. A total of 33 papers were studied, specifically related to TPM. The review process starts by studying the TPM papers and identifying the tangible benefits of TPM. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement is one of the main benefits in TPM implementation and has been discussed in most of the literature. However, TPM implementation methodology is suggested for improvement in the availability, performance efficiency and the quality rate, results in improvement of the overall equipment effectiveness of the equipment. This literature review-based research highlighted a TPM will improve the OEE. Based on this short review, it is suggested that more benefits are addressed by future research related to TPM, in order to solidify its philosophy towards a more realistic practical applications.
Total productive maintenance, tangible benefits, implementation, overall equipment effectiveness
