Relationship And Comparison Between In Jit Tqm And Tpm

Relationship and Comparison Between In JIT, TQM AND TPM

Purpose - During the last decades, different quality management concepts, including total quality management (TQM), TPM, six sigma and lean, have been applied by many different organizations. Although much important work has been documented regarding TQM, TPM and lean, a number of questions remain concerning the applicability of these concepts in various organizations and contexts. Hence, the purpose of this review paper is to describe the relationship and differences between the concepts, including an evaluation of each concept. Design/methodology/approach - Methodology is based on a literature review Findings - While TQM, TPM and lean have many similarities, especially concerning origin, methodologies, tools and effects, they differ in some areas, in particular concerning the main theory, approach and the main criticism. The lean concept is slightly different from TQM and TPM. However, there is an lot to gain if organizations are able to combine these three concepts, as they are complementary. TPM and lean are excellent road-maps, which could be used one by one or combined, together with the values in TQM.Originality/value - The paper provides guidance to organizations regarding the applicability and properties of quality concepts. Organizations need to work continuously with customer-orientated activities in order to survive; irrespective of how these activities are labeled. The paper will also serve as a basis for further research in this area, focusing on practical experience of these concepts.

Proceedings of the XIV INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM SYMORG 2014

Handbook of Maintenance Management and Engineering

To be able to compete successfully both at national and international levels, production systems and equipment must perform at levels not even thinkable a decade ago. Requirements for increased product quality, reduced throughput time and enhanced operating effectiveness within a rapidly changing customer demand environment continue to demand a high maintenance performance. In some cases, maintenance is required to increase operational effectiveness and revenues and customer satisfaction while reducing capital, operating and support costs. This may be the largest challenge facing production enterprises these days. For this, maintenance strategy is required to be aligned with the production logistics and also to keep updated with the current best practices. Maintenance has become a multidisciplinary activity and one may come across situations in which maintenance is the responsibility of people whose training is not engineering. This handbook aims to assist at different levels of understanding whether the manager is an engineer, a production manager, an experienced maintenance practitioner or a beginner. Topics selected to be included in this handbook cover a wide range of issues in the area of maintenance management and engineering to cater for all those interested in maintenance whether practitioners or researchers. This handbook is divided into 6 parts and contains 26 chapters covering a wide range of topics related to maintenance management and engineering.