...Mulatu Tilahun Gelaw; Daniel Kitaw Azene; Eshetie Berhan Purpose This research aims to investigate critical success factors, barriers and initiatives of total productive maintenance (TPM) implementation in selected manufacturing industries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach...

... alone; both TQM-TPM combined for improving manufacturing performance in the Indian manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach – In the present study, 94 manufacturing organizations have been extensively surveyed, to ascertain the contributions made by TQM and TPM initiatives in the Indian...

... and maintenance professionals interested in using new methods for long‐term planning in maintenance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Manufacturing industries Maintenance Maintenance maturity Maintenance processes Maintenance best practices Survey The investment to improve...

.... Maintenance Performance measures Manufacturing industries Literature In the last few decades, manufacturing organizations were forced to shift their business models from closed system‐orientations, to more open system‐orientations. This shift was brought about by drastic competitive forces, which...

... of TPM practices in the Indian manufacturing industry, and to devise an overall maintenance strategy for overcoming obstacles to successful TPM implementation. Design/methodology/approach The study focuses on systematic identification of obstacles in TPM implementation and working out success factors...

... of organizational objectives beyond the equipment maintenance‐subsystem goals and add an array of benefits in the value chain across the various functional areas. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Manufacturing industries Maintenance programmes Semiconductors The paper is detailing a real...

... delivery Manufacturing industries Business support services Improved product support has the potential to improve the performance of a product by reducing or preventing losses related to the non‐performance of product. The paper examines approaches for the development of product support...

... Information systems Manufacturing industries Nowadays, organizations are under great pressure to enhance continuously their capability to create value to customers and improve the cost effectiveness of their operations (Campbell, 1995 ; Duffuaa and Al‐Sultan, 1997 ; Shenoy and Bhadury, 1998...

... and direction to the maintenance function. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Maintenance Surveys United Kingdom Manufacturing industries Performance measurement (quality) Statistical analysis Effective maintenance management is a growing concern of the UK manufacturing industry...

... Management techniques Maintenance Manufacturing industries This paper presents many practical implications for maintenance practitioners and for auditors of manufacturing systems alike in that it provides a clearly defined framework (Table I) that assessments of documents could be made. In addition...

... is counterproductive for the long‐term performance of the plant. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Maintenance Manufacturing industries United Kingdom This paper examines the maintenance practice of four large and medium‐sized manufacturing and processing companies in the UK. It identifies the strengths...