The 5th Founding Principle of TPM –Early Equipment Management (EEM)

In this penultimate article in the series, we will review the Fifth Founding Principle of TPM called Early Equipment Management-abbreviated to EEM and occasionally referred to as TPM for Design.
This paper will cover the following:
- Recap & focus
- Early Equipment Management Principles
- Increase OEE
- Improving our Planned Maintenance Systems
- Routine Front Line Operator Asset Care
- Increase Skill Levels
- Five Major Considerations Embedded in the EEM Philosophy
- The Essential Partners in EEM
- The Hidden Costs of Investment Decisions
- Tackling the ‘Urgency Addiction’ Dilemma
- What Enhancements Can EEM bring to the Business?
- Potential Benefits
- Getting Started
- Planning
- EEM Practitioners Workshop-Context
- Summary
Visit our TPM section for more information on what TPM is, and how we implement it, along with our Total Productive Maintenance workshop page.