Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): A Proposed Model for Indian SMEs

The systems like Total productive maintenance (TPM), Total quality management (TQM) and Just-in-time (JIT) have been implemented mainly in large industries. These systems can also be implemented in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. More than 75% of total industries in India are of Small and Medium size industries (Jutla et al., 2002). These are the heart of the large industries because large industries purchased most of the parts or component from small and medium size industries. Now-a-days, customer satisfaction is the challenge of large industries which can be achieved when parts produced in SMEs are of good quality, available at the right time and at low prize. In this paper, Authors are discussing the needs of TPM implementation in Indian SMEs and its effects on productivity, quality of product, culture of the organization, maintenance activity etc. The outcomes of literature of some case studies were kept in mind that all these show that the implementation of TPM in SMEs is still very low or negligible in India. Therefore, more effort should be given in developing a better model or there is a need to develop a proposed model for TPM implementation in SMEs. Finally, a TPM implementation methodology is proposed. In this paper, Authors have revised some pillars. This proposed model for SMEs also includes total 8 pillars as Autonomous maintenance, Continuous improvement, Maintenance Planning & Mobile Maintenance, Quality Maintenance & Mock Drill, Maintenance Management, Education, Training & Knowledge Management, Administration & Office TPM and Safety, Health & Environment. Authors have made its foundation strong by adding another 5S for workers along with 5S for work place and also add another 5Z (Zero Unplanned Downtime, Zero speed loss, Zero Rework, Zero Negligence and Zero Tolerance) in the foundation. TPM is not merely a concept but a practical and down-to-the-earth technique for achieving significant savings and increase in profits.