Yamashina, H. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 17 (2000) 2, pp. 132-143
Deals with the basic requirements for world‐class manufacturing and discusses the role of total productive maintenance (TPM) in helping to achieve world‐class manufacturing. Examines the roles of TPM in TQM and JIT. Finally, impacts of TPM on the culture and structure of the organization are...