Total Quality Management · 1996 · 24 citations · 0 references
EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringMaintenance EngineeringProduction EngineeringTotal Quality ManagementIndustrial MaintenanceMaintenance ManagementProductivity ManagementProductivity MeasurementQuality Control In ManufacturingTotal Productive MaintenanceComparative Case Study DesignComparative Case Study EvaluationMaintenanceTotal Productive Maintenance Performance
Abstract Total productive maintenance TPM provides an essential underpinning to the introduction of total quality management in manufacturing industries. This paper considers the nature of TPM and its merits and application in the foundry industries of the UK and Japan, and proposes a generic model to facilitate its wider implementation.