TPM Awards of the JIPM are NOT Endorsed nor Recommended by TPMonLine.com
We Provide TPM Certification with a Program that Adjusts to your needs and Fits your Real Situation
Dear Readers and Colleagues,
We publish listings of the TPM Awards only as an informative service to our community. In no way we want you to perceive that we endorse this or any other kind of "award".
Certainly they really make an organization "Look Good" no doubt. The organizations who promote awards though, are costly entities that even if very serious and professional like the Japanese Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM), require from the candidates to the prize a series of fees that are not reimbursable even if the registrant does not succeed in the achievement of the recognition.
What Awards Can Do For You...
Awards are designed to build and enhance Egos. Managers, Implementers, and Consultants may pursue them because they definitely will look like a brilliant feather in their caps. Some employers may even give those lines in a résumé a lot of importance. But the award will Never convey any operational benefits from their hefty invesment whatsoever, just as neither will a trophy from your High School academic or athletic achievements, or a diploma of any kind.
The Cost of an Award
This is pretty obvious, and in some cases small companies have invested a small fortune trying to get the awards with no results. The real benefit of implementing a good TPM or Lean culture comes from the implementation itself. Many companies every year succeed at implementing these disciplines to the "tailor fit" extent they really need them, and the payback is the best reward one can achieve.
It is important to analyze what you really need to improve: your productivity. Not all the Lean Manufacturing tools are applicable everywhere. Some experienced advice can help you avoid embarking into an implementation with shallow benefits for your operation.
My recommendation is that you seriously embark into the implementation of TPM as it is one of the strongest strategies of the Toyota Production System if you are experiencing some of the following:
Your plant's reliability and uptime are below 90%
You feel that there is not enough Team-Work in your crews
Operators seem not to care about the productivity and good function of their equipment
Maintenance department seem to be constantly overloaded and in "rush" mode
Some machines are costing you more to maintain than if you had bought a new one
Machines and plant show deterioration and decay
People never find what they need
Setups are taking too long
What Our TPM Certification Will Do For You
We can definitely help your company have a very successful TPM Implementation increasing your uptime and the reliability of the plant. We have never suggested and will NEVER recommend that our customers spend their money trying to buy ANY kind of Certification, Award, or Trophy that you DO NOT NEED!
Feel free to send me an email. I will answer at no cost and without any conditions. If you are in the US, I may be able to help you get Federal and/or State support.
