The one day class is designed to teach the basics of TPM for either worker groups or management groups. The topics are covered in sufficient detail for this group to understand TPM.

• Chapter 1 Introduction to TPM
  • Who is TPM for?
  • What Does TPM Do?
  • Why the results from TPM are urgent today

• Chapter 2 Talking About TPM
  • Total plant involvement
  • A Day in the Life of a TPM Shop

• Chapter 3 TPM basics
  • The intention of TPM is engagement
  • TPM: The Basic Idea
  • TPM is a TEAM Based Activity
  • Five Elements of TPM

• Chapter 4 Maintenance
  • The Basic Activity of TPM is PM
  • PM is.

• Chapter 5 OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
  • Measuring Equipment Effectiveness is an Essential Part of TPM.
  • OEE for a donut shop
  • Examples of OEE

• Chapter 6 TPM activities
  • Return to new conditions
  • Mini-manual for Operators
  • Tasks (Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty)
  • Explicit versus Implicit tasks
  • Good TPM tasks have some things in common
  • Possible tasks for TPM trained operators
  • TLC (Tighten, Lubricate, Clean)
  • How to choose the best tasks
  • Team meetings
  • Typical team activity is conducting a 1-point lesson

• Chapter 7 Facts of Life
  • What Are We Trying to Do?
  • One Problem However - Past Sins
  • What are the Life Cycle Phases of Equipment?

• Chapter 8 CMMS
  • The CMMS Work Order

• Chapter 9 Visual Work Place
  • Benefits
  • Examples
  • When is too much too much

• Chapter 10 Training
  • For TPM to Work, You Better Be Great at Training.

• My action Plan