Trades & Technology

For courses in Quality Control and Maintenance Management taught in departments of Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing or Engineering Technology.

This text provides a strong, yet practical, foundation in and understanding of the concepts and practices of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Management, a proactive asset and resource management strategy that is based on enhancing equipment reliability and overall enterprise productivity. This educational and practical guide stresses the departure from the wait-failure-emergency repair cycle that has plagued too many industries; instead, it emphasizes the fundamentals of a proactive and productive maintenance strategy—avert failure by avoiding it first. Relevant and real-world case studies used in every chapter focus on the importance of sound maintenance practices; and problems and discussion questions summarize and solidify concepts.

• Proactive approach to maintenance practices—Stresses the importance of TPM Management, which increases productivity and quality, reducing failure and downtime.

  • Prepares students for their future careers with a world-class maintenance approach.

• Emphasis on reliability and expected failure—Utilizes this knowledge to schedule maintenance activities at the most convenient times.

  • Enables students to understand this concept and apply it to both competitive manufacturing and industrial environments.

• Detailed treatment of operator preventive and predictive maintenance practice and strategy.

  • Teaches students the importance of operator education, involvement, and ownership in managing enterprise assets.

• Emphasis on prevention—Uses powerful yet easy-to-use techniques such as fault tree, cause and effect, and failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA).

  • Shows students that if they learn these problem-solving and productivity improvement techniques they will be marketable and sought-after upon graduation, as these concepts can be applied to all industrial and service enterprises.

• Extensive pedagogy—Provides examples, discussion questions, and end-of-chapter problems.

  • Helps students understand the mathematical as well as conceptual problems. Provides instructors with clear and relevant examples that aid in course instruction.

• “Case in Point” feature—Used in every chapter; these relevant and real-world case studies solidify the concepts presented.

  • Highlights for students the importance of sound and proactive maintenance practices and puts these concepts in context.

• Enjoyable, readable presentation—Preserves the subject matter through simplicity.

  • Encourages students by providing a format that is simple, yet comprehensive, enabling them to easily master the material.

1. Introduction.


2. Statistical Applications.


3. Preventive Maintenance.


4. Predictive Maintenance.


5. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation.


6. Implementing TPM.


7. TPM Implementation and Process Improvement Tools.


8. Facility Maintenance Projects Planning and Control.


9. Computerized Maintenance Management Systems.


Solutions and Answers to Selected Questions.


Index.

Quality (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)
Reliability (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)

Matthew P. Stephens is a professor and a University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Industrial Technology at Purdue University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in total productive maintenance management (TPM), facilities planning, and statistical quality control. Professor Stephens holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University of Arkansas, with specialization in operations management and statistics.

Prior to joining academe, Dr. Stephens spent nine years with several manufacturing and business enterprises, including flatbed trailer and washer and dryer manufacturers. He also has been extensively involved as a consultant with a number of major manufacturing companies.

Professor Stephens has numerous publications to his credit in the areas of productivity and quality improvements and lean production systems. He is the coauthor of Manufacturing Facilities Design and Material Handling, 2nd ed. (Prentice Hall, 2000). He has served various professional organizations including the National Association of Industrial Technology and the American Society for Quality, of which he is a Senior Member and a Certified Quality Engineer.

With its easy-to-read writing style, Productivity and Reliability-Based Maintenance Management provides a strong yet practical foundation on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). This comprehensive practical guide departs from the wait-failure-emergency repair cycle that plagues many industries today. Instead, this text takes a proactive and productive maintenance approach, focusing on how to avoid failure in the first place.

Using real-world case studies in every chapter reinforces the importance of sound and proactive maintenance practices. The use of end-of-chapter problems and discussion questions helps to solidify concepts presented in each chapter. Productivity and Reliability-Based Maintenance Management is a powerful educational tool for students as well as maintenance professionals and managers.

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