Course Name : TPM Leader

Duration: 3 one-week modules,spread over 4-6 months (the actual gap depends on the progress on the shop floor)

Audience : Individuals nominated by Six Sigma Champions

Media: Classroom & Shop floor

Prerequisite: None

Objective: To give clear understanding of the fundamental concepts of TPM

To understand types of wastes & their elimination

To give a hands-on training on Autonomous Maintenance

To highlight the role of a TPM Leader

Description : TPM Pillar Head is a hands-on program focusing on the basic

concepts of TPM and the role to be played by the Pillar Heads in

achieving the TPM goals of Zero accident, Zero Breakdown &

Zero defect

Contents: Phase 1 (Launch stage)`

•  Overview of 8 pillars

•  Understanding losses

Details of:

•  Autonomous maintenance (Steps 1-3)

•  Planned Maintenance (Steps 0-1)

•  Training & Education (Steps 1-2)

•  Focused Improvement (Steps 1-4)

Phase 2: (Kick-off stage)

•  Planned Maintenance (Steps 2-4)

•  Focused Improvement (Steps 5-6)

•  Training & Education (Steps3-4)

•  Autonomous Maintenance (Steps 4,5)

Phase 3:

Balance Pillars & Steps

Linkage to ANAND

Performance flywheel:A BLP Criteria 6.0: Process Management

This is mandatory for all plants that want to launch TPM in a

structured manner, with at least one person identified as Leader

(who would be working full time driving this program)

Remarks : In Wave 1, 12 persons from 11 Plants across the Group have been trained.