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The 7 steps for rolling out an Early Equipment Management system
The purpose of design reviews is to catch any problems that have slipped through the MP design net, so that they are not carried over to the commissioning stage.
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Product planning has to be preceded by market research. In this manual, the blanket term “management of product and equipment development”, or “development management”, will be used to refer to all the activities taking place from the market research stage onwards. In the early stages of TPM (Level 1), development…
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Test satellite stores setup in Stores. Identify critical spare parts. Identify and remove redundant parts from Stores. Update Stores & Spare Parts Management needs. Standardize spare parts and lubricants needed. Measurement system implementation
Read More »TPM Assessment Glossary
Term Meaning 3D Tasks Dangerous Difficult Dirty 4M (4M’s) Categorisation of problems and solutions into Man, Method, Machine and Materials 5 Whys Problem solving technique using Why 5 times 5S (Principles) 5 basic activities to establish a foundation for TPM implementation – taken from Japanese words. 5W + 1H 5…
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