Abstract

Total productive maintenance (TPM) is one of the lean manufacturing approaches that help to improve equipment performance by increasing production rate and equipment availability and enhancing the overall productivity of manufacturing. Implementing the eight pillars of TPM involves many challenges and difficulties, and it is difficult for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Canada to successfully implement TPM. The main objective of this study is to determine whether the Short-Term TPM (STTPM), based on Autonomous Maintenance and Planned Maintenance pillars and 5S technique can minimize losses in a production process and have a positive impact on manufacturing performance (MP). Furthermore, this study is to facilitate successful TPM implementation using the Short-Term TPM (STTPM) approach. Daily data was collected from a real manufacturing environment. A paired t-test was conducted to compare production rate (PrR ) and equipment availability (EV) before and after STTPM implementation for a production line considered in this case study. The results show that PrR , and EV had significant differences before and after the implementation of STTPM in the production line. The paired t-test analysis was performed to identify the effect of STTPM on manufacturing performance.