TPM-The Need of the Hour for the Ethiopian Textile Industry
2025
Lemma, E | Singh, AP | Dayal, B
The primary goal of total productive maintenance (TPM) program is to change the culture of the industry maintenance policy by participation of all employees toward the maintenance system of the company. It aims to reduce unplanned stoppage, breakdowns accidents and losses obstructing equipment effectiveness. In most of Ethiopian industries maintenance is considered as evil activity. This paper is aimed at implementation of TPM in Ethiopian textile industry (KK Textile Industry PLC, Addis Ababa) is presented. This study has exploited various research methodologies by exploring their contribution toward the best triumph of the anticipated results. Relevant primary and secondary information was congregated to induce superior maintenance system for the industry. The relevant secondary data was collected from the technical manual, monthly and annual report of the industry. Information was also gathered using questionnaire and interview in structured way besides direct observation on site visit to enable the investigator to keep tracking the responses. The collected data mainly aims at assessing the existing maintenance system and the future business plan of the industry. Data analysis in the research has been conducted using appropriate tools in order to identify core problems in the specified company. Based on the analysis for various maintenance activities of the industry, some work flow and systems are developed and proposed. Finally, TPM system is developed along with its implementation and master plan for the case industry.
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