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.