Knowledge, lacking weight and other physical attributes and being intangible, is a hidden factor of production, making economies grow "weightless." But knowledge is also embedded in technology. If, because of low productivity, poor countries keep buying low-technology machines, will they remain...

Following the apparent intense competition and dynamic turbulence in the business environment, maintaining productivity and sustaining performance are paramount. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between Total Productivity Maintenance and the Performance of selected...

Every machine degrades with time and requires maintenance. Among all types of maintenance policies, predictive maintenance is established as the best form of maintenance policy as numerous benefits are associated with it. Despite all the benefits, it finds restrictive usage in manufacturing...

Background: Today's production facilities must be efficient in both manufacturing and maintenance. Efficiency enables the company to maintain the required output while reducing production effort or costs. With the increasing interest in process automation and the Internet of things since...

Purpose: This paper develops a "light" total productive maintenance (TPM) model suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By design, the system is rudimentary, using a relatively small sum of capital investment and resources. The model recommends TPM implementation in three stages,...