... and spare part order quantity determination in a factory. Detailed procedures outlined in this paper can be highly valuable tools for maintenance managers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Maintenance reliability Productive maintenance Spare parts Modelling...

...Mustafa Graisa; Amin Al‐Habaibeh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate maintenance and production problems in the cement industry in Libya, with particular emphasis on future implementation of total productive maintenance (TPM). Design/methodology/approach The paper presents...

...I.P.S. Ahuja; J.S. Khamba Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of contributions of total productive maintenance (TPM) initiatives towards building core competencies in Indian manufacturing industry. This paper critically examines the implications of TPM implementation...

...R.M. Nachiappan; N. Anantharaman Purpose The total productive maintenance concept provided a quantitative metric – overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), for measuring the effectiveness of individual equipment in a factory, which is significant but insufficient since world class manufacturing (WCM...

... Publishing Limited 2006 Software tools Performance measures Productive maintenance Information systems Aircraft System development projects usually commenced on a cost‐effectiveness initiative as per Pahl (2003) , thus to anchor on a revenue model. Once the systems spec are well defined...

... Group Publishing Limited 2006 Philosophy Culture Lean production Manufacturing systems Productive maintenance Operations strategy This paper examines the underlying reasons surrounding low rates of successful lean initiatives. Mora (1999, p. 2) , submits that “only some 10 per...