The global marketplace is highly competitive and organizations who want to survive long-term, have to continuously improve, change and adapt in response to market demands. Improvements in a companys performance should focus on cost cutting, increasing productivity levels, quality and guaranteeing deliveries in order to satisfy customers. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is one method, which can be used to achieve these goals. TPM is an approach to equipment management that involves employees from both production and maintenance departments. Its purpose is to eliminate major production...