Total Productive Maintenance
Clarifying what TPM is and what it is not, this reference clearly presents the economic value of TPM and shows how to calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) that a company can expect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Total Productive Maintenance
Chapter 7: Maintenance Inventory Controls
If the previously-described steps have been followed to this point, you now have functioning preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Without these two programs, a company will never have the discipline to utilize inventory controls. Good maintenance practices require a disciplined approach to inventory and purchasing. Furthermore, an organization that does not have complete control of maintenance inventory cannot achieve the next step of improving maintenance effectiveness. Just as operations and facilities require a good maintenance organization to support their efforts, maintenance requires a good inventory and purchasing organization to support its efforts.
Common Delays
Poor inventory and purchasing practices are the single most common cause of poor maintenance productivity. What are some of the most common delays that inventory and purchasing can create in a maintenance department? They include:
1 Craft Technicians Waiting on Materials
Think of the time that your employees spend waiting to get the material to do their assigned jobs. This time can quickly add up to hours in just a single shift.
2 Travel Time to Get Materials
How much time do your employees spend going to the job and then finding they need to go back to the stores to get parts? Similarly, how much time do they spend getting the parts at the beginning of the shift? Do they have to wait in long lines at the stores window during the start of a shift?
3 Time to Transport Materials
Sometimes finding the material is only the first step. Transporting the materials to the...
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