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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Machine reliability is a crucial component to establishing and sustaining True Lean™. Machines must always be available to operate safely, with perfect quality, and stable reliability to support production needs.

This course is based on the Toyota Global Standard for Total Productive Maintenance. TPM aims to assure machine and process reliability at a minimal cost.  Trained by former Toyota leaders who have luved this within Toyota and understand deeply how to develop and apply TPM.

Designed for

Organizational Professionals at all levels and Departments

The knowledge you will gain
  1. The essential pillars of TPM that lead to high operational availability
  2. Preventing failure recurrence through Problem-Solving
  3. Identifying and controlling costs in Spare Parts Inventory, MRO
  4. Establishing effective Preventive, Periodic, and Predictive Maintenance systems   
  5. Implementing appropriate Operator/Autonomous Maintenance practices
  6. Developing and managing Skill versatility
Interactive with Gap Analysis “Takeaway”
  • This interactive session includes an off-campus tour of Toyota and open discussions
  • Toyota Way and Toyota Production System (TPS) elements such as problem-solving, standardized work, and continuous improvement are woven into sessions
  • Upon completion, participants will be able to not only describe the philosophy, principles, and practice but also to determine their needs-based next steps 
Coaching Available
  • Onsite Coaching for Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Teams
  • Ongoing needs-based Coaching on TPM elements and planning for machine reliability improvements in your operations.

Registration Information

Location: Virtual, on-campus, at your company site.
Fee: $2,500 per participant

Register Today

For information on fees for a dedicated session, contact truelean@uky.edu.