TPM Concept and Implementation Approach

Unless you're lucky enough to own your own paper mill, chances are you sometimes have to live with management decisions that differ from those you might have made on your own. So let's move forward and assume your company is going to implement pay-for-knowledge. It's not all bad. Not only are there various ways to cut your potential losses; there are even some positive benefits you can achieve if you do things right.

Today, maintenance managers find themselves in an ever-evolving environment where technology advances rapidly, and expectations for efficiency and competency continually rise. Maintenance managers will need to possess a wide array of essential skills to stay competitive and ensure the smooth operation of their facilities. In this article, we'll dive into the five crucial skills maintenance managers must have in 2023 to excel in their role.

The fix to the problem will take time, because it includes a cultural change. “Right now we have to save what we can in the short term so we do not have time to deal with this now, and on top of that it will cost money to improve our work system” is a common saying in this organization. The time and cost to improve is visible cost, the existing waste is embedded in the work system and invisible.

A large proportion of maintenance teams are still early in their digital journeys: a substantial number continue to depend on manual processes even as they express confidence in the long-term value of connected, digital maintenance workflows. 

Traditionally, the cost factor was the north star metric for facilities management companies (FMs). However, organizations began to recognize the significant business value and insight the efficient management of their facilities could represent for their operations, with technology as an enabler for this paradigm shift. 

The single greatest challenge facing managers in the developed countries of the world is to raise the productivity of knowledge and service workers. This challenge, which will dominate the management agenda for the next several decades, will ultimately determine the competitive performance of companies. Even more important, it will determine the very fabric of society and the quality of life in every industrialized nation.

Why do improvement efforts fail or perhaps not sustain the gains? There are many reasons, but those most often stated are “lack of commitment” and not “following the process”. But why is there lack of commitment, and why aren’t processes followed? Here are a few of the reasons that I’ve seen: