An organization that strives to achieve a production cycle without any breakdowns, and with smaller down time and lesser defects, will have to adopt this comprehensive approach called TPM (Total Productive Maintenance). TPM emphasizes and ensures the need for operators to maintain the equipment, which ultimately helps in operational efficiency of the equipment.

Competent business leaders enjoy strategizing. But fail to identify the required organization capabilities to effectively execute the designed strategies. Organization capability, in simple terms can be defined as skills, expertise and alignment of a company’s employees. From competencies at an individual level, to capabilities of the teams, their organization is critical, intangible assets that cannot be replaced.

Autonomous improvement is one of the key distinguishing features of TPM. It is one of the most important activities when understood correctly.  It needs to be seen as an improvement activity within TPM. Rather than production teams taking on maintenance activities.