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JQME
6,2 You may need RCM to enhance
TPM implementation
Mohamed Ben-Daya
82 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia
Keywords Total productive maintenance, Reliability, Maintenance
Abstract A brief article considering the nature of total productive maintenance (TPM) and
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reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and the relationship between the two. Notes equipment
management and empowerment of employees as key features of TPM. Sees the development of
an effective preventive maintenance program as essential to effective equipment management
and suggests that RCM is central to the development of such a program. Points out that, if
implemented within the framework of TPM, RCM can help achieve better results from the TPM
implementation.
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Factores críticos de éxito para el despliegue del mantenimiento productivo total en plantas de la industria
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study of the published literature to identify empirical evidence. International Journal of Quality & Reliability
Management 32:6, 635-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
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