Publisher’s Message

Total productive maintenance as taught by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) has achieved worldwide recognition as best in class. Today, TPM is a requirement for all manufacturers who wish to compete in the global marketplace. For the last decade Productivity Press has been committed to translating JIPM’s books and training programs for western manufacturers. Our TPM library continues to be our top-selling series. Our customers clearly have no doubt that TPM is essential to their success.

As North American corporations implement TPM, they adjust and modify the method to suit their company culture. As a result implementation models have emerged which make the Japanese methods more accessible and easier to implement ...

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