The Research On TPM Program Implement In Electrolux

The home appliance industry is a part of the capital-intensive business. To meetthe market demands of quick response, low cost and high quality, the competitionamong companies is getting fiercer continually. Under so strict economicsurroundings, to keep surviving, the enterprises must do well at internal managementfirstly in order to improve operating capacity. Taking Electrolux (Changsha Plant) asan example, this study researched how to introduce TPM programs on the EMSplatform, analyzed how to continue making internal improvement, promoting overallequipment efficiency, and strengthen the company's competitive advantage, by theway of mainly improving the production equipment.Following the history course of TPM development, the thesis described the basaltheory, method and the eight pillars in the TPM mode. At the same time it alsoemphasized that the TPM is a scientific management system through whole process, atazimuth all-around, and with all staff participation. Implementing TPM in Electroluxis the inexorable trend for the company's development. On the basis, combined withthe author's experiences in work, the thesis described the situation before TPMimplement in Electrolux (Changsha Plant), analyzed the specific problems andprincipal causes consist in the equipment management. Focus on it, the author designsthe solutions such as introducing TPM program, setting up the performance index andintegrate evaluation system, etc. Finally, the thesis expounded the autonomousmaintenance from the practice point of view by the way of discussing how toimplement the internal improvement according to the eight pillars of TPM step bystep in Electrolux.The contrast of the performance in Electrolux before and after the TPM programimplementation was obvious to all and it shows the index data was getting better andbetter. It's concluded that TPM brought the enterprise not only the big benefit andaction improvement but also the culture change. It is certainly a powerful weapon formanufacturing company to improve their competition. The author tries to give someuseful suggestions to domestic enterprises during their pushing TPM program by thisthesis.