The Role of Managerial Commitment and TPM Implementation Strategies in Productivity Benefits

José Díaz-Reza,Jorge García-Alcaraz,Julio Blanco-Fernández,Juan Sáenz Diez-Muro,Liliana Avelar-Sosa,José Mendoza-Fong

doi:10.3390/app8071153

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Abstract

The present research proposes a structural equation model to integrate four latent variables: managerial commitment, preventive maintenance, total productive maintenance, and productivity benefits. In addition, these variables are related through six research hypotheses that are validated using collected data from 368 surveys administered in the Mexican manufacturing industry. Consequently, the model is evaluated using partial least squares. The results show that managerial commitment is critical to achieve productivity benefits, while preventive maintenance is indispensable to total preventive maintenance. These results may encourage company managers to focus on managerial commitment and implement preventive maintenance programs to guarantee the success of total productive maintenance.

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In current industrial scenarios, waste in production processes is frequent, usually the result of the lack of skills of both operators and maintenance staff, not enough machinery available, and issues with work tools [1]
Because the relationship between critical success factors (CSFs) for total productive maintenance (TPM) and gained benefits is currently an interesting research area, this paper presents a structural equation model that associates three CSFs: managerial commitment, TPM implementation, and Preventive maintenance (PM) implementation, which are related to productivity benefits
The purpose of this research is to quantify, through a structural equation model, the impact of managerial commitment, the implementation process, and the plans and programs executed as CSFs for TPM on productivity benefits gained, and it is validated using information from the maquiladora industry in Mexico

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Waste in production processes is frequent, usually the result of the lack of skills of both operators and maintenance staff, not enough machinery available, and issues with work tools [1]. To increase competitiveness, manufacturing companies seek to reduce the activities that add no value to a product but generate cost, and in this sense, one way of reducing waste is to adopt a lean approach. LM relies on several tools to achieve its goal, and total productive maintenance (TPM) is one of the most important, because it helps companies to minimize waste, such as damaged machinery and unplanned work, and it encourages the development of production plans that prevent machine overload [4].

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