Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the key enabler for total productive maintenance (TPM) implementation in Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by using graph theoretic approach (GTA). There are certain enablers for TPM implementation which helps the organization to...

Maintenance in Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is regarded as a capital-extensive approach rather than profit-making approach. The position of management is held by the owner himself in most of the Indian organizations and management always thinks to optimize the overall expenditure...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce mobile maintenance a new concept of total productive maintenance (TPM) implementation practice, especially in small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). This study tries to introduce this new concept for SMEs in SMEs to help traditional...