TPM Pillars: A Quality Management Example
This episode explores the concept of "pillars" in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), a system for embedding continuous improvement within an organization. Pillar teams are cross-functional teams focusing on specific areas like quality management, acting as expert groups to drive performance and break down departmental silos. The video uses quality management as an example, highlighting how a quality management pillar team, comprised of members from different operational departments, improves communication, problem-solving, and accountability. By engaging operational staff, the pillar system enhances the effectiveness of continuous improvement initiatives and develops employee skills. The hosts highlight this system as a solution to common operational excellence program failures.
For a full explanation of all TPM Pillars, check out this blog post: https://www.beltcourse.com/blog/tpm-pillars-overview
The Operational Excellence Journey
This podcast provides lessons learned from Industrial and Supply Chain organizations in their Operational Excellence (Lean, TPM/WCM, Six Sigma) journey, to help professionals advance in their own career journey.
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