Analytical evaluation of TPM performance based on an economic criterion

Abstract

Purpose

Total productive maintenance (TPM) has been widely recognized as a strategic weapon for improving manufacturing performance. Evaluate efficiency of TPM implementation is considered as a key element in order to motivate staff and to give decision-makers more confidence.

Design/methodology/approach

This study consists in developing a new method of evaluating TPM implementation, relying on analytical models and considering two preventive maintenance strategies: periodic and age-dependent.

Findings

The preventive maintenance period and TPM period defined as decision variables are obtained simultaneously by maximizing the expected profit under TPM implementation. A numerical example is presented and a sensitivity study is developed to validate the proposed models.

Originality/value

The aim of this research is to quantify, through analytic development, the impact of TPM implementation in a company by calculating and comparing the profit made with and without TPM.

Citation

Chaabane, K., Schutz, J., Dellagi, S. and Trabelsi, W. (2021), "Analytical evaluation of TPM performance based on an economic criterion", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 413-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-08-2019-0085