TPM AND TEAM ACTIVITIES area manager department} / department ‘manager manager | manager inguishing Feature of TPM: ipping Teams ilds teams at every level of company organization, from tive teams to middle management teams to frontline known as TPM teams). One feature of TPM is that are organized in such a way that different levels of p to permit better communication and coordination ts. This overlapping team structure is one of the principal istics of TPM.[Tem TeAW GUIDE F Process ie} Improvement eam Team, .= How Does TPM Relate to Programs Like Quality or Process Improvement? If you want team-based TPM, you should put together TPM teams that fit your company organization. Many companies already have other types of team activities, so adding TPM may be seen as an increased burden. TPM, however, builds on activi- ties already underway. Often, TPM team activities are absorbed into quality or process improvement teams.| TPM TEAM GUIDE TPM Promotion Office oe © promotes team activities © provides administrative support Full-time head " is Set Up a Promotion Office Setting up a promotion office is the first step in promoting TPM team activities. Because of his or her significant role in driving and guiding team activities, the person in charge of the promotion office should be assigned to it full-time. Team activities and TPM administration will both go more smoothly if the person appoint- ed comes from a maintenance background or knows equipment thoroughly.o e Report results and have them recognized Achieve and verify targets Involve Everyone TIPS FOR MANAGING TPM Set TPM targets Go after the targets with everyone’s help Analyze breakdowns, suggest improvements Track and record performance The point of having a team is that it can do things that individ- uals can’t. It is important that everyone pitches in and that team members encourage and help each other achieve shared goals. Meeting time is always limited. Get management cooperation beforehand so all members can be present and so meetings don’t get in the way of work._The Job of Managers and Supervisors: Creating TPM TEAM GUIDE Skill, Motivation, and a Faverable Environment The key to team success is the right combination of skill, moti vation, and environment. Providing these three conditions is priority for managers and supervisors. Fostering Skill and Motivation ‘When people can manage jobs themselves they can be experts, but they still need skill and motivation. Disciplined people with both skill and motivation take pri in their work and are constantly honing and improving their ities. Helping people become disciplined requires, first of all, managers and supervisors enhance their own work-related and expertise.