Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Total Quality Management (TQM) systems are considered to be operational tools and techniques for the planning, implementation and control of the quality management system. The objective of both systems is to achieve the synergy and acts as two drivers to...

Kaizen is a cost-effective and customer-friendly strategy, which calls for small incremental improvements. It is one of the eight important and distinct pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). In TPM, there are some parameters considered vital to attain dual goals of quality and...

Production planning, inventory management, quality control, and maintenance policy are critical components of the manufacturing system. The effective integration of these four components gives a manufacturing operation the competitive edge in today's global market place. Integrated Models in...

Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) systems are considered as the key operational activities of the quality management system. Implementing TQM and TPM together results in synergy. They act as two drives to improve the business performance excellence in a...