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Strategos
L e a n
B r i e f i n g
The Newsletter of Lean Manufacturing Strategy
06
January 2009
www.strategosinc.com
The Central Problem of
Maintenance:
The cost of doing it well is accurate and
obvious.
The cost of doing it poorly is
fuzzy and
hidden.
Doing maintenance well includes activities
such as servicing, checking, replacing components before failure, keeping
accurate records and stocking spare parts. These costs are
recorded accurately and presented regularly
in the
financials.
The cost of poor maintenance is in surprise breakdowns, cascading failures, slow
output, difficult setups, defects, frustration,
chaos, excess inventory and general commotion. These costs are
buried in overhead and "efficiency'"
They
are hidden
but very real--and very large.
Management neglect often results. Poor maintenance is also
a roadblock to Lean Manufacturing. Lean requires the predictability of machines that
are ready to perform, quality-capable and easy to
setup.
The "Lean" answer is Total
Productive Maintenance (TPM). TPM uses
proven tools and techniques in a self-reinforcing system where the
various parts integrate with each
other as well as with the larger Lean system.
TPM In A Nutshell
Our new
web pages explain
TPM from a
practical perspective, but one that includes the
dynamic and
socio-technical effects. TPM is more than a
list of techniques or a sketch of the Parthenon. It is the
"system effects"
that really make it
work. You may
download this series as a free,
printer-friendly pdf file.
I am particularly interested in reader
reaction to
"TPM In A
Nutshell." this graphic depicts many aspects of TPM and
their interactions in a succinct, memorable and understandable way. You
may download "TPM
In A Nutshell" as high-resolution BMP file for posters or training.
I hope that you find this new material
useful. Please consider it a work-in-progress that we intend to expand
and elaborate on in the coming weeks.
All this will be discussed in an
upcoming teleconference I am
presenting for Lorman Education on 15 JAN.
Click Here for information and enrollment.
Best Wishes for the New Year,
Quarterman Lee
qlee@lean-briefing.com
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